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VonNeuman
Calcite | Level 5

Hi, I'm moving my first steps in Sas base programming. I'm trying to figure out how to solve the following problem:

 

id        group_id                          id        group_id

1           13456                            1          13456C

2           12345         --------->      2          12345C

3           34567                            3          34567C

 

So, in nutshell, I want to add a character to an entire dataset variable.

Thanks

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Is group_id a numeric variable?  If so you can't, you cannot put non numeric characters in a numeric field.  Now you can move this to a character field:

data want (drop=old_group_id);
  length group_id $50;
  set have (rename=(group_id=old_group_id));
  group_id=cats(put(old_group_id,best.),"C");
run;

If group_id is character then:

data want;
  set have;
  group_id=cats(group_id,"C");
run;
rivieralad
Obsidian | Level 7
Hi,
Depends whether your existing values are held as numeric or character variables.
If character then look at the CATS function.
If numeric then look at the PUT function to with a suitable format to convert to character first and then the CATS function.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Chris

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