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RBw.d format

RBw.d format


Writes real binary (floating-point) data

Numeric
Width range: 2 to 8
Default width: 4
Decimal Range: 0-10
Alignment: left
UNIX specifics: floating-point representation

Details

Details

The RBw.d format writes numeric data in real binary (floating-point) notation. The SAS System stores all numeric values in floating-point.

Real binary is the most efficient format for representing numeric values because the SAS System already represents numbers this way and no conversion is needed.

For more details, see RBw.d informat and Reading and Writing Binary Data .


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