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  3. │ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░    EXAMPLE # 4    ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ │
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  8. │ THE INPUT FILE:  List of invoices for a computer store                      │
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  11. │ WHAT WE WANT:    (1) Copy only items for the IBM-PC and the Macintosh       │
  12. │                  (2) Move the columns around and add some extra spaces      │
  13. │                  (3) Change the way a negative amount is represented        │
  14. │                      (i.e. change 345.00- to -345.00)                       │
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  17. │ HOW WE DO IT:    (1) We use clustered ACCEPTs to make this selection        │
  18. │                  (2) We use SET and PAD for this step                       │
  19. │                  (3) We use IF to detect the sign, then INSERT if necessary │
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