topic Formatting an 18-long number from character to numeric in SAS Data Science https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Formatting-an-18-long-number-from-character-to-numeric/m-p/31849#M168 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you sir</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:32:09 GMT Jamie 2011-10-20T12:32:09Z Formatting an 18-long number from character to numeric https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Formatting-an-18-long-number-from-character-to-numeric/m-p/31847#M166 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi huys</P><P></P><P>I have a character variable which is 18 numbers long and want to convert to numeric.</P><P></P><P>When using the inout function the value is changing. Can anyone advise the best way to do this?</P><P></P><P>Many Thanks</P><P>Jamie</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:09:14 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Formatting-an-18-long-number-from-character-to-numeric/m-p/31847#M166 Jamie 2011-10-20T12:09:14Z Formatting an 18-long number from character to numeric https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Formatting-an-18-long-number-from-character-to-numeric/m-p/31848#M167 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes.&nbsp; Don't!&nbsp; You can't go beyond 16 digits on a pc or 17 on a mainframe.&nbsp; Take a look at: <A href="http://support.sas.com/techsup/technote/ts654.pdf">http://support.sas.com/techsup/technote/ts654.pdf</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:27:07 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Formatting-an-18-long-number-from-character-to-numeric/m-p/31848#M167 art297 2011-10-20T12:27:07Z Formatting an 18-long number from character to numeric https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Formatting-an-18-long-number-from-character-to-numeric/m-p/31849#M168 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you sir</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:32:09 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Formatting-an-18-long-number-from-character-to-numeric/m-p/31849#M168 Jamie 2011-10-20T12:32:09Z