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Formats

S370FZDLw.d Format



Writes zoned decimal leading-sign data in IBM mainframe format.
Category: Numeric
Alignment: left

Syntax
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Syntax

S370FZDLw.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 S370FZDLw.d in other operating environments to write zoned decimal leading-sign data in the same format as on an IBM mainframe computer.


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Examples

y=put(x,s370fzdl3.);
put y $hex6.;

Value of x Results*
123
C1F2F3
-123
D1F2F3
* The result is a hexadecimal representation of a binary number in zoned decimal format on an IBM mainframe computer. Each two hexadecimal digits correspond to one byte of binary data, and each byte corresponds to one column of the output field.

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