Reads data stored in IBM packed decimal format into a floating-point
number
| Numeric |
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| Width range: |
1- 16
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| Default width: |
1
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| Decimal range: |
0- 10
|
| CMS specifics: |
IBM packed decimal format
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w
-
specifies the field width of the input value.
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d
-
specifies a divisor for the input value.
If the informat includes a d value, the input value is divided
by 10d.
In packed decimal format, each byte represents two decimal
digits. An IBM packed decimal number consists of a sign and up to 31 digits,
thus giving a range from 1031 -1 to 10-31 +1. The sign is written in the rightmost nibble, with a
'C'x indicating a positive value and a 'D'x indicating a negative value.
The rest of the nibbles to the left of the sign nibble represent decimal digits.
The hexadecimal values of these digit nibbles correspond to decimal values;
therefore, only values between '0'x and '9'x can be used in the digit positions.
The following table shows several examples of how data is read using the
PDw.d informat.
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