Informats under OpenVMS

IBw.d Informat: OpenVMS

Reads integer (fixed-point) binary values.

Category:	numeric
Width range:	1 to 8
Default width:	4
Decimal range:	0 to 10
OpenVMS specifics:	native twos-complement notation
See:	IBw.d Informat in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
Details
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Syntax

IBw.d

w: specifies the width of the input field.
d: specifies the power of 10 by which to divide the input value. This argument is optional. If you specify d, the IBw.d informat divides the input value by the 10^d value. SAS uses the d value, even if the input data contains decimal points.

Details

The IBw.d informat reads integer-binary (fixed-point) values that are represented in the OpenVMS twos-complement notation. For information about OpenVMS native fixed-point values, see HP OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual, Volume II, Part I, OpenVMS Programming Interfaces: Calling a System Routine.