S370FIBw.d Format

Writes integer binary (fixed-point) values, including negative values, in IBM mainframe format.

Category:	Numeric
Alignment:	Left

Syntax

Syntax

S370FIBw.d

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default	4
Range	1–8

d

specifies to multiply the number by 10^d. This argument is optional.

Default	0
Range	0–10

Details

The S370FIBw.d format writes integer binary (fixed-point) values that are stored in IBM mainframe format, including negative values that are represented in two's complement notation. S370FIBw.d writes integer binary values with consistent results if the values are created in the same type of operating environment that you use to run SAS.

Use S370FIBw.d to write integer binary data in IBM mainframe format from data that are created in other operating environments.

Note: Different operating environments store integer binary values in different ways. This concept is called byte ordering. For a detailed discussion about byte ordering, see Byte Ordering for Integer Binary Data on Big Endian and Little Endian Platforms .

Comparisons

If you use SAS on an IBM mainframe, S370FIBw.d and IBw.d are identical.
S370FPIBw.d, S370FIBUw.d, and S370FIBw.d are used to write big endian integers in any operating environment.

To view a table that shows the type of format to use with big endian and little endian integers, see Writing Data Generated on Big Endian or Little Endian Platforms.

To view a table that compares integer binary notation in several programming languages, see Integer Binary Notation and Different Programming Languages.

Example

y=put(x,s370fib4.);
put y $hex8.;

Value of `x`	Result 1
	----+----1
128	00000080
1The result is a hexadecimal representation of a 4-byte integer binary number. Each byte occupies one column of the output field.

S370FIBw.d Format

Syntax

Syntax Description

w

d

Details

Comparisons

Example

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