https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-keep-dots-between-numbers-when-compress-function-is-used/m-p/346732#M79986 <P>Dear,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In my data one of the value is "Visit 15.1". I am getting 151 with my code. Which modifier I need to use to get15.1. Thank you very much</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>VISITNUM=input(COMPRESS(VISIT,,'kd'),best.);</P> Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:01:20 GMT knveraraju91 2017-04-03T16:01:20Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-keep-dots-between-numbers-when-compress-function-is-used/m-p/346732#M79986 <P>Dear,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In my data one of the value is "Visit 15.1". I am getting 151 with my code. Which modifier I need to use to get15.1. Thank you very much</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>VISITNUM=input(COMPRESS(VISIT,,'kd'),best.);</P> Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:01:20 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-keep-dots-between-numbers-when-compress-function-is-used/m-p/346732#M79986 knveraraju91 2017-04-03T16:01:20Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-keep-dots-between-numbers-when-compress-function-is-used/m-p/346745#M79990 <P>VISITNUM=input(COMPRESS(VISIT,<FONT color="#ff0000">'.'</FONT>,'kd'),best.);</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The "K" will apply to both the "." and the "d".</P> Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:48:29 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-keep-dots-between-numbers-when-compress-function-is-used/m-p/346745#M79990 Astounding 2017-04-03T16:48:29Z