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thanikondharish
Fluorite | Level 6
Data ex;
Set sashelp.class;
A=put(age,6.);
B=put(age,best6.);
Run;
What is difference between A and B variable.
Different between 6. And best6.
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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Probably better exemplified with a non-integer value

 

data _null_;
    a=123.456;
    put a= 6. /// a= best6.;
run;

 

With the Best6. Format, SAS chooses the 'best' notation inside an output field with a width of 6 to hold both numbers and delimiters.

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