IB

Writes numbers in integer binary (fixed-point) format

Numeric

Width range: 1- 8

Default width: 4

Decimal range: 0- 10

Alignment: left

CMS specifics: twos complement notation

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

IBw.

w: specifies the field width of the output value.
d: specifies a multiplier for the output value. If the format includes a d value, the output value is multiplied by 10^d.

Details

Negative values are stored in twos complement notation under CMS. The following table shows several examples of the IB format.

Decimal Number Format Integer Binary Data Pattern Written Actual Numeric Value

1234 ib4. '000004D2'x 1234

-1234 ib4. 'FFFFFB2E'x -1234

12.34 ib4. '0000000C'x 12

12.34 ib4.2 '000004D2'x 1234

123456789 ib4. '075BCD15'x 123456789

1234 ib6.2 '00000001E208'x 123400

-1234 ib6.2 'FFFFFFFE1DF8'x -123400

See Also

Decimal Number	Format	Integer Binary Data Pattern Written	Actual Numeric Value
1234	ib4.	'000004D2'x	1234
-1234	ib4.	'FFFFFB2E'x	-1234
12.34	ib4.	'0000000C'x	12
12.34	ib4.2	'000004D2'x	1234
123456789	ib4.	'075BCD15'x	123456789
1234	ib6.2	'00000001E208'x	123400
-1234	ib6.2	'FFFFFFFE1DF8'x	-123400

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Numeric
Width range:	1- 8
Default width:	4
Decimal range:	0- 10
Alignment:	left
CMS specifics:	twos complement notation