Operator Entry     Sfield     SfieldE     Sfield-N*
          2        2.00       b      +2.00
          -2       2.00-      b      -2.00
          2-       2.00-      b      -2.00
          -2-      -2-        E      +0
          20.5-    20.50-     b      -20.50
          - 20     - 20       E       +0
* Moved to database record field.
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Example 10
TYP:     M
SIG:     02
DEC:     00
PAT:     
TBL:     
Oper Entry     Sfield      SfieldE    -JULIAN-DATE   -DAY-OF-WEEK
020387         02/03/87     b (cont.)
         0087034      &nb (cont.)
sp; 3
2/3/87         02/03/87     b (cont.)
         0087034      &nb (cont.)
sp; 3
2387           00000000000  E          0     0
2/29/87        2/29/87      E          0     0
2/29/88        2/29/88      b (cont.)
         0088060      &nb (cont.)
sp; 2
29/2/88        29/2/88      E          0     0
02 03 87       02/03/87     b          0087034        3
The value of "02" in SIG: indicates a 2-digit year, such as "87". A value of "04" would mean a 4-digit year, such as "1987". Similar edits are provided for EDIT TYPE "D" and "Y".
The value of "00" in DEC: indicates that any valid year will be accepted.
As a default, MAGEC will automatically reformat dates into YYMMDD (or CCYYMMDD) as they are moved to the database.
MAGEC also handles leap-year and centesimal editing.