PKw.d Format

Writes data in unsigned packed decimal format.

Category:	Numeric
Alignment:	Left
Interaction:	When the DECIMALCONV= system option is set to STDIEEE, the output that is written using this format might differ slightly from previous releases. For more information, see DECIMALCONV= System Option in SAS System Options: Reference.

Syntax

PKw.d

specifies the width of the output field.

Default	1
Range	1–16

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

Each byte of unsigned packed decimal data contains two digits.

The PKw.d format is similar to the PDw.d format except that PKw.d does not write the sign in the low-order byte.

y=put(x,pk4.); 
put y $hex8.;

Value of `x`	Result 1
	----+----1
128	00000128
1The result is a hexadecimal representation of a four-byte number written in packed decimal format. Each byte occupies one column of the output field.