Reads numeric values that are stored in scientific notation.
| Numeric |
|
| Width range: |
7- 32 bytes
|
| Default width: |
12
|
| Decimal range: |
0-31
|
| z/OS specifics: |
interprets input as EBCDIC, minimum
and maximum values
|
| See: |
Ew.d Informat in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
|
Numbers are
interpreted using
the EBCDIC character-encoding system, with one digit per byte. The range
of the magnitude of acceptable values is from 5.4 x 10-79
to 7.2 x 1075. Any number outside this range causes
an overflow error.
The following examples illustrate the use of the informat.
|
Data Line |
Informat |
Value |
|
1.230E+02 |
e10. |
123 |
|
-1.230E+02 |
e10. |
-123 |
|
1.230E+01 |
e10. |
12.3 |
|
1.235E+08 |
e10. |
123,500,000 |
Note: In these examples,
Data Line shows
what the input looks like when viewed from a text editor. Value is the number
that is used by SAS after the data pattern has been read using the corresponding
informat. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/63294/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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