As previously described
for the ZD
w.d informat, each
digit is represented as an EBCDIC character, and the low-order, or
rightmost, byte represents both the sign and the least significant
digit. The only difference between the two informats is the way in
which zeros are represented. The ZDB
w.d
informat treats EBCDIC blanks ('40'x) as zeros. (EBCDIC zeros are
also read as zeros.)
The following examples
show how the ZDB
w.d informat
reads data:
Note: In these examples, Data Line
(Hexadecimal) represents the bit pattern stored, which is the value
that you see when 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.
For a table of commonly used EBCDIC characters, see
EBCDIC Code: Commonly Used Characters.