Does anybody know what SAS format is needed in order to convert this string correctly?
data _null_;
x="0.14553821459";
y=input(x,best32.);
put y=;
run;
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A:
Try this
data _null_;
x="0.14553821459";
y=input(x,13.11);
put y= 13.11;
run;
I got
y=0.14553821459
cmjohns
2009-06-16 15:59:47
aah - interesting - never seen a format used on a put statement like that. I see the problem was not the conversion format but the format of the variable being created (Y in this case). Thankyou..
Bazil
2009-06-16 17:21:04