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w.d

Numeric
Width range:	1- 32
Decimal range:	d < w
Alignment:	right
CMS specifics:	minimum and maximum values

w

specifies the field width of the output value.

d

specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the numeric value.

Details

Use this format to print values without additional formatting. If d is 0 or if it is omitted, the value is written without a decimal point. Negative numbers are written with a leading minus sign.

Numbers written with the w.d format are rounded to the nearest number that can be represented in the output field. If the number is too large to fit, the field is filled with asterisks (*). Under CMS, acceptable values that can be written with the w.d format can range from 5.398E-79 to 7.237E+75.

When choosing w and d values, allow enough space for the decimal point and minus sign if necessary. The following table illustrates the use of the w.d format.

Decimal Number		Format	Data Pattern Written
1234		4.	'F1F2F3F4'x
1234		5.	'40F1F2F3F4'x
12345		4.	'F1F2C5F3'x
12345		5.	'F1F2F3F4F5'x
123.4		6.2	'F1F2F34BF4F0'x
-1234		6.	'4060F1F2F3F4'x

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: w.d

• SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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