IB

Reads integer binary (fixed-point) values, including negative values

Numeric

Width range: 1- 8

Default width: 4

Decimal range: 0- 10

CMS specifics: twos complement notation

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

IBw.d

w: specifies the field width of the input value.
d: specifies a divisor for the input value. If the informat includes a d value, the input value is divided by 10^d.

Details

The integer binary values include negative values represented in twos complement notation. The following table shows several examples of the IBw.d informat.

Data Pattern Read Actual Numeric Value Informat Resulting Numeric Value

'000004D2'x 1234 ib4. 1234

'FFFFFB2E'x -1234 ib4. -1234

'0000000C'x 12 ib4. 12

'000000003034'x 12340 ib6.2 123.4

'00000001E208'x 123400 ib6.2 1234

'00000012D450'x 1234000 ib6.2 12340

See Also

Data Pattern Read	Actual Numeric Value	Informat	Resulting Numeric Value
'000004D2'x	1234	ib4.	1234
'FFFFFB2E'x	-1234	ib4.	-1234
'0000000C'x	12	ib4.	12
'000000003034'x	12340	ib6.2	123.4
'00000001E208'x	123400	ib6.2	1234
'00000012D450'x	1234000	ib6.2	12340

Format: IB
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.

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