Format specifications on DATA LIST are input formats. Based on the width specification
and format type, the program generates output (print and write) formats
for each variable. The program automatically expands the output format
to accommodate punctuation characters such as decimal points, commas,
dollar signs, or date and time delimiters. (The program does not automatically
expand the output formats you assign on the FORMATS, PRINT FORMATS, and WRITE FORMATS commands.
For information on assigning output formats, refer to these commands.)
Scientific notation is accepted in input data with F, COMMA, DOLLAR, DOT, and PCT formats.
The same rules apply to these formats as to E format. The values 1.234E3, 1.234+3, and 1.234E 3 are
all legitimate. The last value (with a blank space) will cause freefield
data to be misread and therefore should be avoided when LIST or FREE is specified.