S370FPDUw.d Format

Writes unsigned packed decimal data in IBM mainframe format.

Category:	Numeric
Alignment:	Left
Interaction:	When the DECIMALCONV= system option is set to STDIEEE, the output that is written using this format might differ slightly from previous releases. For more information, see DECIMALCONV= System Option in SAS System Options: Reference.

Syntax

S370FPDUw.d

specifies the width of the output field.

Default	1
Range	1–16

specifies to multiply the number by 10^d. This argument is optional.

Default	0
Range	0–31

Use S370FPDUw.d in other operating environments to write unsigned packed decimal data in the same format as on an IBM mainframe computer.

The S370FPDUw.d format is similar to the S370FPDw.d format except that the S370FPDw.d format always uses the absolute value instead of the signed value.
The S370FPDUw.d format is equivalent to the COBOL notation PIC 9(n) PACKED-DECIMAL, where the n value is the number of digits.

y=put(x,s370fpdu2.);
put y $hex4.;

Value of `x`	Result 1
123	123F
-123	123F
1The result is a hexadecimal representation of a binary number written in packed decimal format. Each two hexadecimal characters correspond to one byte of binary data, and each byte corresponds to one column of the output field.