S370FZDw.d Format

Writes zoned decimal data in IBM mainframe format.

Category: Numeric
Alignment: Left
Interaction: When the DECIMALCONV= system option is set to STDIEEE, the output that is written using this format might differ slightly from previous releases. For more information, see DECIMALCONV= System Option in SAS System Options: Reference.

Syntax

S370FZDw.d

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default 8
Range 1–32

d

specifies to multiply the number by 10d. This argument is optional.

Default 0
Range 0–31

Details

Use S370FZDw.d in other operating environments to write zoned decimal data in the same format as on an IBM mainframe computer.

Comparisons

The following table shows the notation for equivalent zoned decimal formats in several programming languages:
Language
Zoned Decimal Notation
SAS
S370FZD3.
PL/I
PICTURE '99T'
COBOL
PIC S9(3) DISPLAY
assembler
ZL3

Example

y=put(x,s370fzd3.);
put y $hex6.;
Value of x
Result 1
123
F1F2C3
-123
F1F2D3
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.