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WilliamB
Obsidian | Level 7

Hello,
In a table I have character variables of the type:

 

389,546,254

28,254,258

1,252,546,533

 

How to make this variable character, numerically, which format to use?

 

Thanks for your help

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Do like this

 

data have;
input CharVar $20.;
datalines;
389,546,254
28,254,258
1,252,546,533
;

data want;
   set have;
   NumVar=input(CharVar, Comma20.2);
   format CharVar comma20.2;
run;

proc print data=want;run;

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Do like this

 

data have;
input CharVar $20.;
datalines;
389,546,254
28,254,258
1,252,546,533
;

data want;
   set have;
   NumVar=input(CharVar, Comma20.2);
   format CharVar comma20.2;
run;

proc print data=want;run;
Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Did you really want to convert '389,546,254' into 3,895,462.54?
If not then do NOT include a decimal specification on the INFORMAT.  That is telling SAS where to place the decimal point when the input stream does not have one.

Astounding
PROC Star

This works:

 

numvar = input(charvar, comma15.);

 

You can't change the existing variable from character to numeric.  You have to assign the numeric value to a new variable.

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