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Converting Numeric and Character Data
1 Converting Numeric Variables and Character Variables in SASR andall Reilly; Covance Clinical Pharmacology; Madison, WIINTRODUCTIONThis paper gives a general understanding of how to convert Numeric and Character SAS variables Numeric VARIABLES TO Character VARIABLESThe simpliest way to convert Numeric data to Character data is using the PUT function. Converting numbers tocharacters is quite you have only whole numbers use the following statement:charvar = STRIP(PUT(numvar, 8.));This will output the Character values as whole numbersExample:FROMTO77696934341212**You should always format the new Character variables ( format charvar $8.) and you should always strip the newvariable since Numeric data is right justified and characters are left justified. If you don t you may run into thefollowing:format numvar 8. charvar $ numvar is not justified you will, in most cases get no data populating charvar. In other cases you will only getpartial : Numeric $5 Positions - 12345678 Positions - **If you have Numeric data (subject numbers for example).
1 Converting Numeric Variables and Character Variables in SAS Randall Reilly; Covance Clinical Pharmacology; Madison, WI INTRODUCTION This paper gives a general understanding of how to convert numeric and character SAS variables correctly.
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