PDw.d

PDw.d

Writes values in IBM packed decimal format

Numeric

Width range: 1-16 bytes

Default width: 1

Decimal range: 0-31

Alignment: left

OS/390 specifics: IBM packed decimal format

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Details

In packed decimal format, each byte represents two decimal digits. An IBM packed decimal number consists of a sign and up to 31 digits, thus giving a range of 10³¹ -1 to -10³¹ + 1. The sign is written in the rightmost nibble. (A nibble is four bits or half a byte.) A hexadecimal C indicates a plus sign, and a hexadecimal D indicates a minus sign. The rest of the nibbles to the left of the sign nibble represent decimal digits. The hexadecimal values of these digit nibbles correspond to decimal values; therefore, only values between '0'x and '9'x can be used in the digit p sitions.

If an overflow occurs, the value that is written is the largest value that fits into the output field; the value will be positive, negative, or unsigned, as appropriate.

Here are several examples of packed decimal format:

Value Format Results (Hex) Notes

-1234 pd3.
01234D

1234 pd2.
999C
overflow occurred

1234 pd4.
0001234C

1234 pd4.2
0123400C
a d value of 2 causes the number to be multiplied by 10²

Value	Format	Results (Hex)	Notes
-1234	pd3.	01234D
1234	pd2.	999C	overflow occurred
1234	pd4.	0001234C
1234	pd4.2	0123400C	a d value of 2 causes the number to be multiplied by 10²

Note: In these examples, the Value column represents the value of the data, and the Results column shows a hexadecimal representation of the bit pattern written by the corresponding format. (You cannot view this data in a text editor, unless you can view it in hexadecimal representation.) [cautionend]

See Also

Formats: PDw.d and S370FPDw.d in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
Informat: PDw.d

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Numeric
Width range:	1-16 bytes
Default width:	1
Decimal range:	0-31
Alignment:	left
OS/390 specifics:	IBM packed decimal format