topic Override Observation with it's Format in SAS Procedures https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Override-Observation-with-it-s-Format/m-p/162355#M42187 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>Is there a way to override a value with it's format?</P><P></P><P>For instance if each US state had a code (01 - 50) and I made a format the grouped them by region (Northeast, Southeast, etc.), could I either copy into a new column the format region as a char or make the format the value of the observation instead of the state code?</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:41:18 GMT csalazar 2014-09-26T20:41:18Z Override Observation with it's Format https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Override-Observation-with-it-s-Format/m-p/162355#M42187 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>Is there a way to override a value with it's format?</P><P></P><P>For instance if each US state had a code (01 - 50) and I made a format the grouped them by region (Northeast, Southeast, etc.), could I either copy into a new column the format region as a char or make the format the value of the observation instead of the state code?</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:41:18 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Override-Observation-with-it-s-Format/m-p/162355#M42187 csalazar 2014-09-26T20:41:18Z Re: Override Observation with it's Format https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Override-Observation-with-it-s-Format/m-p/162356#M42188 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes, use the put() function.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:19:45 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Override-Observation-with-it-s-Format/m-p/162356#M42188 LinusH 2014-09-26T21:19:45Z Re: Override Observation with it's Format https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Override-Observation-with-it-s-Format/m-p/162357#M42189 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>In a datastep:</P><P></P><P>Region = put(state,Regionformat.); /* or $Regionformat if character, you didn't specify*/</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:41:55 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Override-Observation-with-it-s-Format/m-p/162357#M42189 ballardw 2014-09-26T21:41:55Z Re: Override Observation with it's Format https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Override-Observation-with-it-s-Format/m-p/162358#M42190 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Makes sense. Thank you.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:40:28 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Override-Observation-with-it-s-Format/m-p/162358#M42190 csalazar 2014-09-29T12:40:28Z