ZDw.d

ZDw.d

Writes zoned decimal data

Category numeric

Width range: 1-32

Default width: 1

Decimal range: 1-10

Alignment: left

Windows specifics: Last byte includes the sign.

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

ZDw.d

w: specifies the number of bytes (not the number of 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 Windows 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

See Also

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

Format: ZDw.d in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
Informat: ZDw.d

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