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PIBw.d format

PIBw.d format

Writes positive integer binary values

Numeric

Width range: 1 to 8

Default width: 1

Decimal Range: 0-10

Alignment: left

UNIX specifics: byte order

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 10^d.

For more details, see Reading and Writing Binary Data .

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