Writes numeric data in zoned decimal format .
| Category: |
Numeric
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| Alignment: |
left
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| See: |
ZDw.d Format under Windows
UNIX z/OS
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w
-
specifies the width of the output field.
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d
-
specifies to multiply the number by 10d. This argument is optional.
The zoned decimal format is similar to
standard numeric format in that every digit requires one byte. However, the
value's sign is in the last byte, along with the last digit.
Note: Different operating environments store zoned decimal values in different ways.
However, the ZDw.d
format writes zoned decimal values with consistent results if the values are
created in the same type of operating environment that you use
to run SAS. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/63294/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
The following table compares the zoned
decimal format with notation in several programming languages:
|
Language |
Zoned Decimal Notation |
|
SAS |
ZD3. |
|
PL/I |
PICTURE '99T' |
|
COBOL |
DISPLAY PIC S 999 |
|
IBM 370 assembler |
ZL3 |
y=put(x,zd4.);
put y $hex8.;
|
Value of x |
Results |
120
|
F0F1F2C0
|
| *
The result is a hexadecimal representation of a binary
number in zoned decimal format on an IBM mainframe computer. Each byte occupies
one column of the output field. |
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