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DavidPhillips2
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

I have a dataset that contains decimal numbers and non-decimal numbers.   When I run a proc print the decimals with trailing zeroes show up following whole digit values, which is odd formatting. Do I need to convert to text strings and then format the numbers using a few formatting lines or is there a single line format command?  Using SAS 9.2.

Default Output

1.01

1.00

Ideal Output

1.01

1

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saidi
Fluorite | Level 6

Use Format statement in proc print

data test;

input int;

cards;

1.01

1.00

;

run;

proc print data=test;

format int 4.2;

run;

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saidi
Fluorite | Level 6

Use Format statement in proc print

data test;

input int;

cards;

1.01

1.00

;

run;

proc print data=test;

format int 4.2;

run;

DavidPhillips2
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

Saidi,

It worked. Thank you for your reply.

ballardw
Super User

proc print data=test;

format int best.;

run;

Might be what you are looking for. Most formats that use a decimal assignment such as 4.2 will always display the specified number of decimals padding with 0 as needed per your experience.

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