S370FIBUw.d Format

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default:	4
Range:	1-8

d

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

Default:	0
Range:	0-10

The S370FIBUw.d format writes unsigned integer binary (fixed-point) values that are stored in IBM mainframe format, including negative values that are represented in two's complement notation. Unsigned integer binary values are the same as integer binary values, except that all values are treated as positive. S370FIBUw.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 S370FIBUw.d to write unsigned 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.   

• The S370FIBUw.d format is equivalent to the COBOL notation PIC 9(n) BINARY, where n is the number of digits.

• The S370FIBUw.d format is the same as the S370FIBw.d format except that the S370FIBUw.d format always uses the absolute value instead of the signed value.

• The S370FPIBw.d format writes all negative numbers as FFs, while the S370FIBUw.d format writes the absolute value.

• 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,s370fibu1.);
put y $hex2.;

245

F5

-245

F5

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