converting character value to numeric

Dhana18 — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:23:41 GMT

Hi I am trying to convert character value to numeric used. this codes

data datachek.mil_lab_2017_A;
set datachek.MIL_LAB_2017;
AZIMICDD = INPUT(AZI_MIC_DD, BEST8.);
DROP AZI_MIC_DD;
RENAME AZIMICDD=AZI_MIC_DD;
RUN;

log did not show any error

51 data datachek.mil_lab_2017_A;
52 set datachek.MIL_LAB_2017;
56 AZIMICDD = INPUT(AZI_MIC_DD, BEST8.);
57 DROP AZI_MIC_DD;
58 RENAME AZIMICDD=AZI_MIC_DD;
59 RUN;

NOTE: There were 2406 observations read from the data set DATACHEK.MIL_LAB_2017.
NOTE: The data set DATACHEK.MIL_LAB_2017_A has 2406 observations and 30 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
real time 0.12 seconds
cpu time 0.03 seconds

but the converted data has . value no numbers. Can some tell me why and how can i fix this. Also can I convert from character to numeric and change the length of the variable at once?

I would be so grateful of your help?

I have several variables value that need to be converted from character to numeric, how can i do it once?

Re: converting character value to numeric

Jagadishkatam — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:39:58 GMT

Could you please check if there is any missing character data. Because the missing character data when converted to numeric take dot value. it is representation of missing numeric data in SAS.

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