https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Reg-Length/m-p/50340#M13741 Are these actual numbers or are they strings that carry a series of digits. If vary large numbers need to be generated, what level of accuracy is truly needed?<BR /> <BR /> Q2: a large number of digits can be accomodated in a Character string, however numeric calculations become problematic. There are large number calculators available that use techniques that you could program into a DATA step, but the result would probably still not fit a numeric value. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:32:47 GMT ArtC 2010-07-15T22:32:47Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Reg-Length/m-p/50338#M13739 Hi<BR /> Query:1<BR /> <BR /> i am having two variables i want to muliply them but the output is coming in Exponentials and i have used format 32.<BR /> How can i resolve this<BR /> a=7757867676768978 b=5756567567565<BR /> c=a*b;<BR /> <BR /> Query:2<BR /> How can i read this 7867896876876786786786876786786786 were there are 40-50 numbers in a vaiable. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:29:36 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Reg-Length/m-p/50338#M13739 sas_ 2010-07-15T12:29:36Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Reg-Length/m-p/50339#M13740 Q1: You can associate a desired SAS output FORMAT for your large variable.<BR /> <BR /> Q2: There are architecture limits with the SAS system.<BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> Suggested Google advanced search arguments, this topic / post:<BR /> <BR /> numeric precision site:sas.com<BR /> <BR /> input numeric data site:sas.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:10:52 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Reg-Length/m-p/50339#M13740 sbb 2010-07-15T14:10:52Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Reg-Length/m-p/50340#M13741 Are these actual numbers or are they strings that carry a series of digits. If vary large numbers need to be generated, what level of accuracy is truly needed?<BR /> <BR /> Q2: a large number of digits can be accomodated in a Character string, however numeric calculations become problematic. There are large number calculators available that use techniques that you could program into a DATA step, but the result would probably still not fit a numeric value. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:32:47 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Reg-Length/m-p/50340#M13741 ArtC 2010-07-15T22:32:47Z