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E

Numeric
Width range:	7- 32
Default width:	12
Alignment:	right
CMS specifics:	minimum and maximum values

w

specifies the field width of the output value, in bytes.

Details

Numbers are interpreted using the EBCDIC character-encoding system, with one digit per byte. Under CMS, acceptable values can range from 5.398E-79 to 7.237E+75. Any number outside this range causes an overflow error. The following table illustrates the use of the E format.

Decimal Number		Format	EBCDIC Data Pattern Written	Scientific Notation
123		e10.	'40F14BF2F3F0C54EF0F2'x	1.230E+02
-123		e10.	'60F14BF2F3F0C54EF0F2'x	-1.230E+02
12.3		e10.	'40F14BF2F3F0C54EF0F1'x	1.230E+01
123456789		e10.	'40F14BF2F3F5C54EF0F8'x	1.235E+08
123456789		e8.	'40F14BF2C54EF0F8'x	1.2E+08
0.1230		e10.	'40F14BF2F3F0C560F0F1'x	1.230E-01

Note:   

• '40'x=blank

• 'F1'x=1, 'F2'x=2, and so on

• '4B'x=decimal point

• 'C5'x=E

• '4E'x=plus sign

• '60'x=minus sign.

• Informat: E

• SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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