S370FPDw.d

S370FPDw.d

Reads packed data in IBM mainframe format

Category: Numeric

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Comparisons

Syntax

S370FPDw.d

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the input field.

Default:	1
Range:	1-16

d

optionally specifies the power of 10 by which to divide the value.

Range:

0-10

Details

Packed decimal data contain two digits per byte, but only one digit in the input field represents the sign. The last half of the last byte indicates the sign: a C or an F for positive numbers and a D for negative numbers.

Use S370FPDw.d to read packed decimal data from IBM mainframe files on other operating environments.

Comparisons

If you use SAS on an IBM mainframe, the S370FPDw.d and the PDw.d informats are identical.
The following table compares the equivalent packed decimal notation by programming language:

Language Packed Decimal Notation

SAS S370FIB4.

PL/I FIXED DEC(7,0)

COBOL COMP-3 PIC 9(7)

assembler PL4

Language	Packed Decimal Notation
SAS	S370FIB4.
PL/I	FIXED DEC(7,0)
COBOL	COMP-3 PIC 9(7)
assembler	PL4

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