S370FZDw.d

S370FZDw.d

Writes zoned decimal data in IBM mainframe format

Category: Numeric

Alignment: left

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Comparisons
Examples

Syntax

S370FZDw.d

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default:	8
Range:	1-32

d

optionally specifies to multiply the number by 10^d.

Details

Use S370FZDw.d in other operating environments to write zoned decimal data in the same format as on an IBM mainframe computer.

Comparisons

The following table shows the notation for equivalent zoned decimal formats in several programming languages:

Language Zoned Decimal Notation

SAS S370FZD3.

PL/I PICTURE '99T'

COBOL PIC S9(3) DISPLAY

assembler ZL3

Language	Zoned Decimal Notation
SAS	S370FZD3.
PL/I	PICTURE '99T'
COBOL	PIC S9(3) DISPLAY
assembler	ZL3

Examples

y=put(x,s370fzd3.);
put y $hex6.;

Values Results*

123

F1F2C3

-123

F1F2D3

*The result is a hexadecimal representation of a binary number in zoned decimal format on an IBM mainframe computer. Each two hexadecimal digits correspond to one byte of binary data, and each byte corresponds to one column of the output field.

Values	Results*
123	F1F2C3
-123	F1F2D3
*The result is a hexadecimal representation of a binary number in zoned decimal format on an IBM mainframe computer. Each two hexadecimal digits correspond to one byte of binary data, and each byte corresponds to one column of the output field.

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