Hi
I would like to pull out the first 8 digits to the left of the number........the numbers marked in yellow should be discarded.....
295999335 |
295999333 |
295999336 |
295999337 |
Thanks
This variable is character or numeric ?Assuming it is character.
data have;
set have;
length want $ 8;
want=variable;
run;
This variable is character or numeric ?Assuming it is character.
data have;
set have;
length want $ 8;
want=variable;
run;
Thanks...Can you suggest a solution if the variable is Numeric....
For numeric you can try something like this
data want;
set have;
want=int(variable/10);
run;
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