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lion87
Fluorite | Level 6

Hi there

I'm trying to convert a character string - which is in fact numeric, into numeric - 0.74144, 3.533, 4.578612

I've tried SLOPE_DEG = INPUT(SLOPE_DEG,6.4); but this just returns empty spaces.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Mat

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User

If you convert character to numeric, you must create a new variable. SLOPE_DEG is of type character and will stay type character.

data have;
input slope_deg $;
cards;
0.74144
3.533
4.578612
;
run;

data want;
set have;
slope_deg_num = input(slope_deg,best.);
run;

proc print;run;

returns this output:

       slope_       slope_
Obs    deg         deg_num

 1     0.74144     0.74144
 2     3.533       3.53300
 3     4.578612    4.57861

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User

If you convert character to numeric, you must create a new variable. SLOPE_DEG is of type character and will stay type character.

data have;
input slope_deg $;
cards;
0.74144
3.533
4.578612
;
run;

data want;
set have;
slope_deg_num = input(slope_deg,best.);
run;

proc print;run;

returns this output:

       slope_       slope_
Obs    deg         deg_num

 1     0.74144     0.74144
 2     3.533       3.53300
 3     4.578612    4.57861
lion87
Fluorite | Level 6
Thanks so much, fast reply!
Reeza
Super User

Use best12. Or best32 as your informat. 

 

Setting it to 6.4 tells SAS to look for an number that has 5 digits + 1 decimal point for a width of 6 and 4 of those 5 digits are after the decimal point. That's not your format based on the samples you've posted. . 

lion87
Fluorite | Level 6
Thanks, awesome help!

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