Informats under OpenVMS

PIBw.d Informat: OpenVMS

Reads positive integer (fixed-point) binary values.

Category:	numeric
Width range:	1 to 8
Default width:	1
Decimal range:	0 to 10
OpenVMS specifics:	native integer-binary values; byte reversal
See:	PIBw.d Informat in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
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Syntax

PIBw.d

w: specifies the width of the input field.
d: specifies the power of 10 by which to divide the input value. This argument is optional. If you specify d, the PIBw.d informat divides the input value by the 10^d value. SAS uses the d value even if the input data contains decimal points.

Details

Under OpenVMS, the PIB informat reads native integer-binary values. However, this informat ignores the negativity of data in twos-complement notation and reads it as positive. For more information about OpenVMS native fixed-point values, see HP OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual, Volume II, Part I, OpenVMS Programming Interfaces: Calling a System Routine.