Statistical information output to a DAT-format file is edited and stored as shown in Table 14-3.
Table 14-3 Data editing format for DAT-format file
Data format | Storage method |
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Missing value | Represented as two consecutive double quotation marks (""). |
Character data | Enclosed in double quotation marks ("). |
Numeric data | Stored as is. |
Overflow data | 4 consecutive asterisks (*)*. |
Uneditable data | 10 consecutive asterisks (*)* |