Writes zoned decimal data, one digit per byte
| Numeric |
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| Width range: |
1- 32
|
| Default width: |
1
|
| Decimal range: |
0- 31
|
| Alignment: |
left
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| CMS specifics: |
IBM zoned decimal format
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w
-
specifies the field width of the output
value.
-
d
-
specifies a multiplier for the output value.
If the format includes a d value, the output value is multiplied
by 10d .
The ZD format fills in zeros to the left of the data
value. Like standard format, zoned decimal digits are represented as EBCDIC
characters. Each digit requires one byte of storage space. The rightmost byte
represents both the least significant digit and the sign of the number. Digits
to the left of the least significant digit are written as the EBCDIC characters
0 through 9.
The character written for the least significant digit
depends on the sign of the number. In the least significant byte, negative
numbers are coded with the high-order nibble being an 'D'x and with the low-order
nibble being the last digit of the number. Positive values are represented
with the high-order nibble being a 'C'x. For example, compare the zoned decimal
data for 123 and -123 in the following table.
Note:
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