Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:16:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Mary <mlhoward@avalon.net>
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From:         Mary <mlhoward@AVALON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Numeric Precision
Comments: To: msz03@albany.edu
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OpenVMS is the operating system for the Dec VAX Alpha; its been years since I programmed in SAS on a VAX (though I did so for 10 years), so I'm not sure what they mean by the "Integrity Environment."

-Mary
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Zdeb 
  To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:04 AM
  Subject: Numeric Precision


  hi ... OK, maybe someone can help (yes, it's a real picky point)... V9.2 online help has a table
  under ...

  Numeric Variables in the OpenVMS Integrity Environment

  Largest Integer Represented Exactly ...
  3: 8,191
  4: 2,097,151
  5: 536,870,911
  6: 137,438,953,471
  7: 35,184,372,088,831
  8: 9,007,199,254,740,991

  that differs from the table shown in V9.2 online help under ...

  Numeric Variable Length and Precision in UNIX Environments
  and ...
  Significant Digits and Largest Integer by Length for SAS Variables under Windows

  Largest Integer Represented Exactly ...
  3: 8,192
  4: 2,097,152
  5: 536,870,912
  6: 137,438,953,472
  7: 35,184,372,088,832
  8: 9,007,199,254,740,992

  question ... what exactly is the OPENVMS Integrity Environment ... I always thought that there
  were only two aspects to this issue:  the IBM mainframe versus the rest of the world

  thanks

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  Mike Zdeb
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