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S370FPDw.d

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Numeric

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

  
  

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