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RBw.d

RBw.d


Writes numeric data in real binary (floating-point) notation

Numeric
Width range: 2-8 bytes
Default width: 4
Decimal range: 0-10
Alignment: left
OS/390 specifics: IBM floating-point format

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The format of floating-point numbers is host-specific. See Representation of Floating-Point Numbers for a description of the format that is used to store floating-point numbers under OS/390.

Here are some examples of how decimal numbers are written as floating-point numbers using the RBw.d format:

Value Format Results (Hex) Notes
123 rb8.1 
434CE00000000000
123 rb8.2 
44300C0000000000
-123 rb8. 
C27B000000000000
1234 rb8. 
434D200000000000
1234 rb2. 
434D
 truncation occurred
12.25 rb8. 
41C4000000000000

Note:   In these examples, the Value column represents the value of the data, and the Results column shows a hexadecimal representation of the bit pattern written by the corresponding format. (You cannot view this data in a text editor, unless you can view it in hexadecimal representation.)  [cautionend]
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