topic Re: Mask the variable values in SAS Programming

Mask the variable values

asra — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 06:28:45 GMT

Hello, value is 100010245698
Out put wants like xxxxxxxxx5698

Re: Mask the variable values

PeterClemmensen — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 06:29:22 GMT

Is your value numeric or character?

Re: Mask the variable values

asra — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 06:30:19 GMT

Numeric

Re: Mask the variable values

PeterClemmensen — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 06:37:21 GMT

Here is one way

proc format;
    picture mask (default=12)
        low-high = '9999' (prefix='XXXXXXXX');
run;

data test;
    value=100010245698;
    format value mask.;
run;