Writes integer binary (fixed-point) values, including negative
values, in IBM mainframe format.
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Numeric
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left
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w
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specifies the width of the output field.
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d
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specifies to multiply the number by 10d. This argument is optional.
The S370FIBw.d format writes integer binary (fixed-point) values that
are
stored in IBM mainframe format, including negative values that are represented
in two's complement notation. S370FIBw.d writes integer binary values with consistent results if the
values are created in the same type of operating environment that you use
to run SAS.
Use S370FIBw.d to write integer binary data in IBM mainframe format from
data that are created in other operating environments.
Note: Different operating environments store integer
binary values in different ways. This concept is called byte ordering. For
a detailed discussion about byte ordering, see
Byte Ordering for Integer Binary Data on Big Endian and Little Endian Platforms. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/63294/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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If you use SAS on an IBM mainframe,
S370FIBw.d and IBw.d are identical.
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S370FPIBw.d, S370FIBUw.d,
and S370FIBw.d are
used to write big endian integers in any operating environment.
To view a table that shows the type of format to use
with big endian and little endian integers, see
SAS Formats and Byte Ordering.
To view a table that compares integer binary notation
in several programming languages, see
Integer Binary Notation and Programming Languages.
y=put(x,s370fib4.);
put y $hex8.;
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Value of x |
Results |
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----+----1
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128
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00000080
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The result is a hexadecimal representation of a 4-byte
integer binary number. Each byte occupies one column of the output field. |
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