Reads integer binary (fixed-point) values, including negative
values, in IBM mainframe format.
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w
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specifies the width of the input field.
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d
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specifies the power of 10 by which to divide
the value. This argument is optional.
The S370FIBw.d informat reads 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 reads 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 for integer binary data that are created in IBM mainframe
format for reading 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. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/63294/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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If you use SAS on an IBM mainframe, S370FIBw.d and
IBw.d are identical.
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S370FPIBw.d,
S370FIBUw.d,
and S370FIBw.d are
used to read big endian integers in any operating environment.
To view a table that shows the type of informat to use
with big endian and little endian integers, see
SAS Informats and Byte Ordering.
To view a table that compares integer binary notation
in several programming languages, see
Integer Binary Notation and Programming Languages.
You can use the INPUT statement and specify the S370FIB
informat. However, this example uses the informat with the INPUT function,
where the binary input value is described by using a hexadecimal literal.
x=input('0080'x,s370fib2.);
SAS Statement |
Results |
put x=;
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128
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