IBw.d

IBw.d

Reads integer binary (fixed-point) values, including negative values

Numeric

Width range: 1-8 bytes

Default width: 4

Decimal range: 0-10

OS/390 specifics: two's complement notation

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Details

On an IBM mainframe system, integer values are represented in two's complement notation. If the informat specification includes a d value, the number is divided by 10^d.

Here are several examples of the IBw.d informat:

Data Line (Hex) Informat Value

FFFFFB2E ib4. -1234

000000003034 ib6.2 123.4

00000001E208 ib6.2 1234

Data Line (Hex)	Informat	Value
FFFFFB2E	ib4.	-1234
000000003034	ib6.2	123.4
00000001E208	ib6.2	1234

Note: In these examples, Data Line (Hex) represents the bit pattern stored, which is the value you see if you view it in a text editor that displays values in hexadecimal representation. Value is the number that is used by SAS after the data pattern has been read using the corresponding informat. [cautionend]

See Also

Informats: IBw.d, S370FIBw.d, and S370FPIBw.d in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
Format: IBw.d

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Numeric
Width range:	1-8 bytes
Default width:	4
Decimal range:	0-10
OS/390 specifics:	two's complement notation