https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/make-it-to-5digits-with-zeros-in-front/m-p/839228#M36335 <P>Hi,</P><P>I have a character variables and I want to make it to 5digits by filling with zero at the starting.</P><P>ID</P><P>11</P><P>21</P><P>31</P><P>451</P><P>5671</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Want:</P><P>00011</P><P>00021</P><P>00031</P><P>00451</P><P>05671</P><P>thank you in advance</P> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:21:39 GMT Smitha9 2022-10-18T16:21:39Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/make-it-to-5digits-with-zeros-in-front/m-p/839228#M36335 <P>Hi,</P><P>I have a character variables and I want to make it to 5digits by filling with zero at the starting.</P><P>ID</P><P>11</P><P>21</P><P>31</P><P>451</P><P>5671</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Want:</P><P>00011</P><P>00021</P><P>00031</P><P>00451</P><P>05671</P><P>thank you in advance</P> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:21:39 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/make-it-to-5digits-with-zeros-in-front/m-p/839228#M36335 Smitha9 2022-10-18T16:21:39Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/make-it-to-5digits-with-zeros-in-front/m-p/839230#M36336 <P>This should do it:</P> <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">data want; set have; id = put(input(id, 5.), z5.); run;</CODE></PRE> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:27:15 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/make-it-to-5digits-with-zeros-in-front/m-p/839230#M36336 Astounding 2022-10-18T16:27:15Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/make-it-to-5digits-with-zeros-in-front/m-p/839233#M36337 <P>What is the current defined Length of the variable? If it is not at least 5 then you will not have enough character spaces to place 5 characters in it.</P> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:37:27 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/make-it-to-5digits-with-zeros-in-front/m-p/839233#M36337 ballardw 2022-10-18T16:37:27Z