topic Re: Pvalue6.4 to character conversion in SAS Programming

Pvalue6.4 to character conversion

ArchanaSudhir — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 07:41:55 GMT

Hi,

I have a variable called var4N, which is numeric type and has format pvalue6.4.

IN my case, var4N has the value <.0001.

I need to convert this to characer variaalbe.

If I try

var4=put(var4N, f6.4);

I am getting 0.0001, instead of <.0001.

Please help.

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:02:41 GMT

Well, if your numeric value is smaller than 0.0001, then you obviously need to give your format more digits to the right of the decimal point.

Try 10.8, for example:

24         data _null_;
25         x = 0.0000954;
26         x1 = put(x,10.8);
27         put x1=;
28         run;

x1=0.00009540

Reeza — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:23:10 GMT

Use pvalue6.4 in your PUT statement if you want to character variable to match what appears in the numeric variable.

ArchanaSudhir — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:53:45 GMT

I am looking specifically for value <.0001.

It should get converted to <.001 rather than showing .0001

Thanks

Archana

Reeza — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:56:18 GMT

I see. Did you try the PValue format?

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:21:25 GMT

The pvalue format does work, see:

24         data _null_;
25         x1 = .00001;
26         x2 = put(x1,pvalue6.4);
27         put x2=;
28         run;

x2=<.0001

Riteshdell — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:52:12 GMT

First try to Drop this symbol (<), then try to show this value 0.000001 in format.

Later you change to character variable as a Normal process. (using put).