Reads unsigned integer binary (fixed-point) 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. SAS uses the d value even if the data
contain decimal points. This argument is optional.
The S370FIBUw.d informat reads unsigned integer binary (fixed-point)
values
that are stored in IBM mainframe format, including negative values that are
represented in two's complement notation. Unsigned integer binary values are
the same as integer binary values, except that all values are treated as positive.
S370FIBUw.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 S370FIBUw.d for unsigned 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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The S370FIBUw.d informat
is equivalent to the COBOL notation PIC 9(n)
BINARY, where n is the number of digits.
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The S370FIBUw.d and
S370FPIBw.d informats 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 S370FIBU
informat. However, these examples use the informat with the INPUT function,
where binary input values are described by using a hexadecimal literal.
x=input('7F'x,s370fibu1.);
y=input('F6'x,s370fibu1.);
SAS Statement |
Results |
put x=;
put y=;
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127
246
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