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IBw.d format

IBw.d format

Writes integer binary values

Numeric

Width range: 1 to 8

Default width: 4

Decimal Range: 0-10

Alignment: left

UNIX specifics: byte order

The IBw.d format writes integer binary (fixed-point) values. Integers are stored in integer-binary, or fixed-point, form. For example, the number 2 is stored as 00000002. If the format includes a d value, the data value is multiplied by 10^d.

For more details, see Reading and Writing Binary Data .

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