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S370FPDw.d Informat
Reads packed data in IBM mainframe format.
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| S370FPDw.d |
Syntax Description
- w
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specifies the width of the input field.
Default: 1 Range: 1-16 - d
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specifies the power of 10 by which to divide the value. This argument is optional.
Default: 0 Range: 0-31
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Packed decimal data contain two digits per byte, but only one digit in the input field represents the sign. The last half of the last byte indicates the sign: a C or an F for positive numbers and a D for negative numbers.
Use S370FPDw.d to read packed decimal data from IBM mainframe files on other operating environments.
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If you use SAS on an IBM mainframe, the S370FPDw.d and the PDw.d informats are identical.
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The following table compares the equivalent packed decimal notation by programming language:
Language Packed Decimal Notation SAS S370FPD4. PL/I FIXED DEC(7,0) COBOL COMP-3 PIC 9(7) assembler PL4
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