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JBenz
Calcite | Level 5 JBenz
Calcite | Level 5

Character variables in SAS

Posted 09-20-2013 03:13 PM (396 views)

Hi,

Can character variables in SAS be numeric? Can anybody give me an example? Thanks.

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Re: Character variables in SAS

Posted 09-20-2013 03:33 PM (361 views)  |   In reply to JBenz

Character variables cannot be numeric but they may contain digits and otherwise look like numbers.

x='12.3';

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JBenz
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Re: Character variables in SAS

Posted 09-20-2013 03:50 PM (361 views)  |   In reply to data_null__

Thank you.

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