Hello everyone,
I am dealing with a quite messy data and I want to convert them into numeric.
in the same variable, I have value of say: $90 , $90.25 , 90.28, 1,012 , $1,253.25
I mean, any combination among $ and comma (,)
My approach is to compress "$" and "," and then create new variable but clearly, it doesn't work.
Please, any help is very much appreciated.
HC
data have;
input var1 $ var2 $;
datalines;
$84.12 $1,000.20
$1,184.12 1,000.20
84 $55
;run;
data have; set have;
var1=input(compress(var1,'$'),best12.); *I am thinking about an IF var1 contain $ then do, but I dont know how to;
var1=input(compress(var1,','),best12.);
var2=input(compress(var2,'$'),best12.);
var2=input(compress(var2,','),best12.);
run;
data want; set have;
drop var1 var2;
var1_new=Input(var1 ,best12.);
var2_new=Input(var2 ,best12.);
run;
Try this...
data WANT;
set HAVE;
var1_new=input(compress(var1,"$,"),8.);
var2_new=input(compress(var2,"$,"),8.);
RUN;
Hope it helps.
Try this...
data WANT;
set HAVE;
var1_new=input(compress(var1,"$,"),8.);
var2_new=input(compress(var2,"$,"),8.);
RUN;
Hope it helps.
if you reading the data all you need to do is give informat commaw.d. You can try something like below
data have; input var1:comma10.2 var2:comma10.2; datalines; $84.12 $1,000.20 $1,184.12 1,000.20 84 $55 ;
Like this?
data WANT;
set HAVE;
VARN1=input(VAR1,dollar12.);
VARN2=input(VAR2,dollar12.);
run;
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