PIBw.d Format: UNIX

Writes positive integer binary (fixed-point) values.
Category: Numeric
Alignment: left
Default: 1
Ranges: 1 to 8, 0–10
UNIX specifics: byte order
See: PIBw.d Format in SAS Formats and Informats: Reference
Details

Details

The PIBw.d format writes fixed-point binary values, treating all values as positive. Thus, the high-order bit is part of the value, rather than the value's sign. If a d value is specified, the data value is multiplied by 10d.
For more information, see Reading and Writing Binary Data in UNIX Environments.
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