Converts hexadecimal positive binary values to fixed-point or floating-point binary values.
| Category: | Numeric |
| Alignment: | Left |
| Windows specifics: | native floating-point representation |
| See: | HEXw. Informat in SAS Formats and Informats: Reference |
specifies whether the input represents an integer (fixed-point) or a real (floating-point) binary number. When you specify a w value of 1 through 15, the input hexadecimal value represents an integer binary number. When you specify 16 for the w value, the input hexadecimal value represents a floating-point value.
| Default | 8 |
| Range | 1–16 |