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Format=”field-format-mask” Optional. Specifies an editing mask forformatting extracted numeric fields. If you omit this attribute, Extract copiesthe data unchanged from the database file to the extracted output flat file. Ifyou specify this attribute, you must ensure that the incoming data to Extract isnumeric. This attribute specifies only the following conditions: sign, number ofinteger digits, decimal position, number of decimal places. Specify the maskusing the following characters:- Indicates that the data type is signed and you want an explicit leadingminus included in the extracted output.. Indicates you want a decimal point inserted within the extracted output.# Indicates a digit. If you code a decimal point in the mask, you must code asingle # to the left of the decimal point in the mask. This allows for anynumber of digits to the left of the decimal point in the extracted output.Multiple # characters to the left of a decimal point have the same effect asa single # character. On the other hand, the number of # symbols youprovide to the right of the decimal point in the mask tells Extract the exactnumber of digits to generate to the right of the decimal point in theextracted output.Extract Utility User's Guide, P25-9513-03 53Chapter: 5. Coding the Extract functionSection: Coding the XML for the Layout Control file