@GertNissen's RegEx needs a small amendment: Remove the blank between the "/ /" as else you're replacing leading zero's with a blank instead of only removing the zeroes.
data test;
string = '00123A0094';
name = prxchange('s/^(0*)//', -1, string);
run
@GertNissen's RegEx needs a small amendment: Remove the blank between the "/ /" as else you're replacing leading zero's with a blank instead of only removing the zeroes.
data test;
string = '00123A0094';
name = prxchange('s/^(0*)//', -1, string);
run
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