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ZDw.d

ZDw.d



Writes zoned decimal data

Category numeric
Width range: 1-32
Default width: 1
Decimal range: 1-10
Alignment: left
OS/2 specifics: Last byte includes the sign


Syntax
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Syntax

ZDw.d

w
specifies the number of bytes (not digits).

d
optionally specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the numeric value.


Details

The ZDw.d format writes zoned decimal data. This is also known as an overprint trailing numeric format. In the OS/2 operating environment, the last byte of the field contains the sign information of the number. The following table gives the conversion for the last byte:

Digit ASCII
Character
Digit ASCII
Character
0 { -0 }
1 A -1 J
2 B -2 K
3 C -3 L
4 D -4 M
5 E -5 N
6 F -6 O
7 G -7 P
8 H -8 Q
9 I -9 R


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