topic Re: converting char to numeric variable in SAS Studio

converting char to numeric variable

jonty — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 10:03:07 GMT

here i want to change the variable from char to numeric so i used input and i gave the format as well and i want to get the simplest way to create it.

code :-

data carz;
set work.import
(rename= (MSRP = MSRP1,Invoice = Invoice1));
MSRP = input(MSRP1, dollar12.);
Invoice = input(Invoice1, dollar12.);
format Invoice Dollar12.;
format MSRP Dollar12.;
drop MSRP1 Invoice1;
run;

log errors :-

data carz;

64 set work.import

65 (rename= (MSRP = MSRP1,Invoice = Invoice1));

214

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ERROR 214-322: Variable name , is not valid.

ERROR 23-7: Invalid value for the RENAME option.

ERROR 79-322: Expecting a =.

66 MSRP = input(MSRP1, dollar12.);

67 Invoice = input(Invoice1, dollar12.);

68 format Invoice Dollar12.;

69 format MSRP Dollar12.;

70 drop MSRP1 Invoice1;

71 run;

Re: converting char to numeric variable

Jagadishkatam — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 10:31:37 GMT

I believe there is a correction required in the rename option, no comma is required to rename two or more variables. Please try the updated code

data carz;
set work.import(rename= (MSRP = MSRP1 Invoice = Invoice1));
MSRP = input(MSRP1, dollar12.);
Invoice = input(Invoice1, dollar12.);
format Invoice MSRP  Dollar12.;
drop MSRP1 Invoice1;
run;

Re: converting char to numeric variable

ballardw — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:34:48 GMT

If you post the log into a code box opened using the forum {i} menu icon then the text format will be as in your log. As pasted into a message window the forum removes most of the leading spaces. So the underscore of error message that should have appeared under the comma, indicating that was where SAS found an error in the syntax, is not in the correct place.

Note that the text is telling you the same thing: Variable name , is not valid.

comma is not a valid variable name.