topic Re: format in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/format/m-p/800446#M314882 17 is including decimal and anything after. Sun, 06 Mar 2022 08:55:24 GMT japelin 2022-03-06T08:55:24Z format https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/format/m-p/800443#M314879 <P>if you format something into 17.2</P><P>it means length of 17 before decimal and 2 after decimal?</P><P>or 17 is including decimal and anything after?</P> Sun, 06 Mar 2022 08:07:40 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/format/m-p/800443#M314879 HeatherNewton 2022-03-06T08:07:40Z Re: format https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/format/m-p/800446#M314882 17 is including decimal and anything after. Sun, 06 Mar 2022 08:55:24 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/format/m-p/800446#M314882 japelin 2022-03-06T08:55:24Z Re: format https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/format/m-p/800496#M314925 <P>Read the doc.:</P> <P><A href="https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/leforinforref/n1n7bmvs1brl23n1dj9cbzau39df.htm" target="_blank">https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/leforinforref/n1n7bmvs1brl23n1dj9cbzau39df.htm</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>#MaximNo1 ( right&nbsp;<a href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/11562">@Kurt_Bremser</a>&nbsp;? )</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Bart</P> Sun, 06 Mar 2022 19:50:30 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/format/m-p/800496#M314925 yabwon 2022-03-06T19:50:30Z Re: format https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/format/m-p/800570#M314974 <P>Maxim 1: Read the Documentation.</P> <P>And it is #1 for a VERY strong reason.</P> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:51:12 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/format/m-p/800570#M314974 Kurt_Bremser 2022-03-07T06:51:12Z