topic Re: how to delete . in variables in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/how-to-delete-in-variables/m-p/165905#M263715 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Use the compress function.</P><P></P><P>ticker = compress(ticker,'.');</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:01:54 GMT LaurentdeWalick 2014-07-04T07:01:54Z how to delete . in variables https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/how-to-delete-in-variables/m-p/165904#M263714 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">hi thank u for reading this:</P><P></P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">i have variable ticker</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">ticker</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">aapl</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">a</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">goog.</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">kld.</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">aa.</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">b.</P><P></P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">i want to remove the . after goog, kld, aa, and b.</P><P></P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">could you help?</P><P></P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">thank you!!!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:44:36 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/how-to-delete-in-variables/m-p/165904#M263714 aarony 2014-07-04T00:44:36Z Re: how to delete . in variables https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/how-to-delete-in-variables/m-p/165905#M263715 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Use the compress function.</P><P></P><P>ticker = compress(ticker,'.');</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:01:54 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/how-to-delete-in-variables/m-p/165905#M263715 LaurentdeWalick 2014-07-04T07:01:54Z