title: Converting COBOL PIC format to SAS Non Native Machine
body: <p>It's more of a reminder for me to understand how the <strong>COBOL PIC formats are applied while reading them in SAS</strong>. What will be the equivalent format in SAS for example X(2) will be $ebcdic2.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>9(6)</li>
  <li>S9(1) C3</li>
  <li>S9(11)V9(2) C3</li>
  <li>S9(12)V9(5) C3</li>
  <li>S9(9)V9(6) C3</li>
  <li>X(2)</li>
  </ul>