ZDBw.d Informat

Reads zoned decimal data in which zeros have been left blank.

Category:	Numeric
Interaction:	List input is incompatible with binary input when this informat is specified in an INFORMAT= statement or an ATTRIB= statement using the INFORMAT= argument. SAS issues a warning and uses formatted input to read the data.
See:	ZDBw.d Informat: z/OS in SAS Companion for z/OS

Syntax

ZDBw.d

specifies the width of the input field.

Default	1
Range	1–32

specifies the power of 10 by which to divide the value. This argument is optional.

Range

0–31

The ZDBw.d informat reads zoned decimal data that are produced in IBM 1410, 1401, and 1620 form, where 0s are left blank rather than being punched.

input @1 x zdb3.;

Data Line 1	Result
----+----1
F140C2	102
1The data line contains a hexadecimal representation of a binary number that is stored in zoned decimal form, including the codes for spaces, on an IBM mainframe operating environment. Each byte occupies one column of the input field.