| Formats under OpenVMS |
| Category: | numeric |
| Width range: | 16 to 32767 |
| Alignment: | left |
| OpenVMS specifics: | All aspects are host-specific |
| Syntax | |
| Details | |
| Example |
Syntax |
| VMSMSGw. |
| Details |
Data formatted using the VMSMSGw. format are ASCII strings.
Symbolic FAO (Formatted ASCII Output) substitution is not performed.
| Example |
If you format the value 1 using the VMSMSG. format in the following SAS statement:
put rc vmsmsg.;
the result is %SYSTEM-S-NORMAL, which is an ASCII string indicating normal successful completion.
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