Reads real binary (floating-point) data in IBM mainframe
format.
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w
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specifies the width of the input field.
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d
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specifies the power of 10 by which to divide
the value. This argument is optional.
Real binary values are represented in
two parts: a mantissa that gives the value, and an exponent that gives the
value's magnitude.
Use S370FRBw.d to read real binary data from IBM mainframe files on other
operating environments.
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If you use SAS on an IBM mainframe, S370FRBw.d and
RBw.d are identical.
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The following table shows the equivalent real
binary notation for several programming languages:
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Real Binary Notation |
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Language |
4 Bytes |
8 Bytes |
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SAS |
S370FRB4. |
S370FRB8. |
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PL/I |
FLOAT BIN(21) |
FLOAT BIN(53) |
|
Fortran |
REAL*4 |
REAL*8 |
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COBOL |
COMP-1 |
COMP-2 |
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assembler |
E |
D |
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C |
float |
double |
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