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Formats

S370FPDUw.d Format



Writes unsigned packed decimal data in IBM mainframe format.
Category: Numeric
Alignment: left

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Syntax

S370FPDUw.d

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default: 1
Range: 1-16
d

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

Default: 0
Range: 0-31

Details

Use S370FPDUw.d in other operating environments to write unsigned packed decimal data in the same format as on an IBM mainframe computer.


Comparisons


Examples

y=put(x,s370fpdu2.);
put y $hex4.;

Value of x Results
123
123F
-123
123F
* The result is a hexadecimal representation of a binary number written in packed decimal format. Each two hexadecimal characters correspond to one byte of binary data, and each byte corresponds to one column of the output field.

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