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Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

How to convert character to numeric with same vakue

Posted 04-30-2019 02:13 AM (817 views)

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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Jade | Level 19

Jade | Level 19

Re: How to convert character to numeric with same vakue

Posted 04-30-2019 02:26 AM (812 views) | In reply to thanikondharish

@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

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