S370FZDLw.d Format
Writes zoned decimal leading–sign data in
IBM mainframe format.
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Syntax
Syntax Description
- w
-
specifies the width
of the output field.
- d
-
specifies to multiply
the number by 10d. This argument is optional.
Details
Use S370FZDL
w.
d in
other operating environments to write zoned decimal leading-sign data
in the same format as on an IBM mainframe computer.
Comparisons
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The S370FZDL
w.
d format
is similar to the S370FZD
w.
d format except that the S370FZDL
w.
d format
displays the sign of the number in the first byte of the formatted
output.
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The S370FZDL
w.
d format
is equivalent to the COBOL notation PIC S9(
n) DISPLAY SIGN LEADING, where the
n value is the number of digits.
Example
y=put(x,s370fzdl3.);
put y $hex6.;
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| 1The result is a hexadecimal
representation of a binary number in zoned decimal format on an IBM
mainframe computer. Each two hexadecimal characters correspond to
one byte of binary data, and each byte corresponds to one column of
the output field.
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