https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/The-value-Var-Name-n-is-not-a-valid-SAS-name-Var-Name-it-have-a/m-p/921553#M44530 <P>To use such a variable you have to set VALIDVARNAME option to ANY.</P> <P>Then you can use RENAME statement to change the name.</P> <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">options validvarname=any; DATA B_LDIG; SET &amp;LDIG.; rename 'DÍGITO'N = DIGITO; RUN;</CODE></PRE> <P>How did the variable get that name to begin with?&nbsp; Perhaps you can fix the issue earlier in the process.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:45:48 GMT Tom 2024-03-22T18:45:48Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/The-value-Var-Name-n-is-not-a-valid-SAS-name-Var-Name-it-have-a/m-p/921551#M44529 <P>I need to run a SAS program but I have an error when I executed.<BR />I don't know about this error and never happens before, so, the error follows bellow :<BR />/***** LOG ******/</P><PRE>154 <BR />155 DATA B_LDIG; <BR />156 SET &amp;LDIG.; <BR />ERROR: The value 'Dígito'n is not a valid SAS name. <BR />157 DIGITO = PUT('DÍGITO'N,Z2.); <BR />ERROR: The name 'DÍGITO'n is not a valid SAS name. <BR />158 RUN; </PRE><P>/***** CODE ******/</P><P>DATA B_LDIG;<BR />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SET &amp;LDIG.;<BR />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DIGITO = PUT('DÍGITO'N,Z2.);<BR />RUN;<BR /><BR /><BR />I need a help because, I don't know how to convert the variable with especial character to be convert to without especial character .<BR /><BR /></P> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:41:46 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/The-value-Var-Name-n-is-not-a-valid-SAS-name-Var-Name-it-have-a/m-p/921551#M44529 Mozer19 2024-03-22T18:41:46Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/The-value-Var-Name-n-is-not-a-valid-SAS-name-Var-Name-it-have-a/m-p/921553#M44530 <P>To use such a variable you have to set VALIDVARNAME option to ANY.</P> <P>Then you can use RENAME statement to change the name.</P> <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">options validvarname=any; DATA B_LDIG; SET &amp;LDIG.; rename 'DÍGITO'N = DIGITO; RUN;</CODE></PRE> <P>How did the variable get that name to begin with?&nbsp; Perhaps you can fix the issue earlier in the process.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:45:48 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/The-value-Var-Name-n-is-not-a-valid-SAS-name-Var-Name-it-have-a/m-p/921553#M44530 Tom 2024-03-22T18:45:48Z