topic Re: Why the x and xy value is with 3 decimals even after using format having 2 decimals? in SAS Data Science https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Why-the-x-and-xy-value-is-with-3-decimals-even-after-using/m-p/109262#M914 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You are using an informat, not a format.&nbsp; The SAS documentation on the w.d informat provides the explanation, here is the link.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrdict/64316/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a000199348.htm">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrdict/64316/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a000199348.htm</A></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:00:53 GMT Keith 2012-07-17T11:00:53Z Why the x and xy value is with 3 decimals even after using format having 2 decimals? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Why-the-x-and-xy-value-is-with-3-decimals-even-after-using/m-p/109261#M913 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>DATA test;</TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>LENGTH a $6 ;</TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>a="11345";&nbsp; x=INPUT(a,10.2); xy=INPUT(a,10.); output;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P>10&nbsp;&nbsp; a="11.345"; x=INPUT(a,10.2); xy=INPUT(a,10.); output;</P><P>11&nbsp;&nbsp; put _all_;</P><P></P><P>a=11.345 x=11.345 xy=11.345 _ERROR_=0 _N_=1</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:29:21 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Why-the-x-and-xy-value-is-with-3-decimals-even-after-using/m-p/109261#M913 devarayalu 2012-07-17T09:29:21Z Re: Why the x and xy value is with 3 decimals even after using format having 2 decimals? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Why-the-x-and-xy-value-is-with-3-decimals-even-after-using/m-p/109262#M914 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You are using an informat, not a format.&nbsp; The SAS documentation on the w.d informat provides the explanation, here is the link.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrdict/64316/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a000199348.htm">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrdict/64316/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a000199348.htm</A></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:00:53 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Why-the-x-and-xy-value-is-with-3-decimals-even-after-using/m-p/109262#M914 Keith 2012-07-17T11:00:53Z