S370FZDLw.d Informat
Reads zoned decimal leading-sign data in IBM mainframe
format.
Syntax
Syntax Description
- w
-
specifies the width
of the input field.
- d
-
specifies the power
of 10 by which to divide the value. This argument is optional.
Details
Use S370FZDL
w.
d on
other operating environments to read zoned decimal data from IBM mainframe
files.
Comparisons
-
Zoned decimal leading-sign data
is similar to standard zoned decimal data except that the sign of
the value is stored in the first byte of zoned decimal leading-sign
data, along with the first digit.
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The S370FZDL
w.
d informat
is equivalent to the COBOL notation PIC S9(
n) DISPLAY SIGN LEADING, where the
n value is the number of digits.
Example
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| 1The data lines contain
a hexadecimal representation of a binary number stored in zoned decimal
format on an IBM mainframe operating environment. Each two hexadecimal
characters correspond to one byte of binary data, and each byte corresponds
to one column of the input field.
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