43370 - PIBw.d informat reads valid value as zero on z/OS

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Problem Note 43370: PIBw.d informat reads valid value as zero on z/OS

Very large values are not always read correctly with the PIBw.d informat on z/OS.

A workaround to this issue is to use the S370FPIBw.d informat in place of PIBw.d.

This workaround is no longer valid beginning with SAS release 9.2.

See program under Full Code tab.

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

On z/OS the variable EIGHTFFF should return a value of 1.8446744E19 instead of a value of zero.

DATA A;
  CHAR8FFF='FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'X;
  EIGHTFFF=INPUT(CHAR8FFF,PIB8.);
PUT EIGHTFFF=;
RUN;

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Informats ==> Informats

Date Modified:	2012-01-03 09:49:28
Date Created:	2011-05-27 12:10:16