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rajeshalwayswel
Pyrite | Level 9
data have;
input a $;
cards;
acc>>>
qe
12.3hjj
78.0
88
run;

Required output;


12.3
78.0
88

I have written in this way:

data have;
input a$;
a1=compress(a,'1234567890.','k');
cards;
acc>>>
qe
12.3hjj
78.0
88
run;

Is there any other way?
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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

you can do this

 

a1=compress(a,'','kpd');

 

What do you want to do when a does not contain numbers?

rajeshalwayswel
Pyrite | Level 9

Missing when it contains character, special characters.

Rickyboy
Calcite | Level 5

I would be fine with a missing observation

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