Pvalue6.4 to character conversion

[ArchanaSudhir]

Hi,

I have a variable called var4N, which is  numeric type and has format pvalue6.4.

IN my case, var4N has the value <.0001.

I need to convert this to characer variaalbe.

If I try

var4=put(var4N, f6.4);

I am getting 0.0001, instead of <.0001.

Please help.

[Kurt_Bremser]

Well, if your numeric value is smaller than 0.0001, then you obviously need to give your format more digits to the right of the decimal point.

Try 10.8, for example:

24         data _null_;
25         x = 0.0000954;
26         x1 = put(x,10.8);
27         put x1=;
28         run;

x1=0.00009540

[ArchanaSudhir]

I am looking specifically for value <.0001.

It should get converted to <.001 rather than showing .0001

Thanks

Archana

[Reeza]

I see. Did you try the PValue format?

[Kurt_Bremser]

The pvalue format does work, see:

24         data _null_;
25         x1 = .00001;
26         x2 = put(x1,pvalue6.4);
27         put x2=;
28         run;

x2=<.0001

[Reeza]

Use pvalue6.4 in your PUT statement if you want to character variable to match what appears in the numeric variable. 

[Riteshdell]

First try to Drop this symbol (<), then try to show this value 0.000001 in format.

Later you change to character variable as a Normal process. (using put).