How to convert character to numeric with same vakue

[thanikondharish]

Data ex;
Number='2345678934.346283478';
Run;

How to convert above string character to numeric finally it should be same value with same decimals

[andreas_lds]

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@thanikondharish wrote:
Data ex;
Number='2345678934.346283478';
Run;

How to convert above string character to numeric finally it should be same value with same decimals

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This is hardly possible, because of the numeric precision SAS uses. See https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=lrcon&docsetTarget=p0ji1unv6thm0dn1gp4t01a1u0g6.htm&docsetVe... for details.