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$HEXw.

Language element:	informat
Category:	character
Width range:	1 to 32767
Default width:	2
OpenVMS specifics:	ASCII character-encoding system

w

specifies width of the input value.

Details

The $HEXw. informat is similar to the HEXw. informat. The $HEXw. informat converts character values that are stored as the hexadecimal equivalent of ASCII character codes to the corresponding character values. The conversion is based on the ASCII character-encoding system.

In the ASCII system, the conversion for 8-bit hexadecimal input (x'80' and above) is for the Multinational Character Set, which includes national characters such as Ä and ß. For more information about the Multinational Character Set, see Guide to Using OpenVMS.

See Also

• Informats: $HEXw. in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary and HEXw.

• Format: $HEXw.

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