https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Text-to-Number/m-p/4837#M1557 I am new to SAs and I am trying to find the function that converts text to a number. Which function is that?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks,<BR /> <BR /> Ben Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:05:50 GMT deleted_user 2007-09-28T12:05:50Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Text-to-Number/m-p/4837#M1557 I am new to SAs and I am trying to find the function that converts text to a number. Which function is that?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks,<BR /> <BR /> Ben Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:05:50 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Text-to-Number/m-p/4837#M1557 deleted_user 2007-09-28T12:05:50Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Text-to-Number/m-p/4838#M1558 There are a number. The SAS documentation has a chapter on it.<BR /> <BR /> INPUT is the simplest to use if you have a text field that just a number in it that you need to convert. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:56:37 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Text-to-Number/m-p/4838#M1558 Doc_Duke 2007-09-28T15:56:37Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Text-to-Number/m-p/4839#M1559 Thanks Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:30:21 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Text-to-Number/m-p/4839#M1559 deleted_user 2007-10-03T14:30:21Z