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Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

How to Find the ASCII code of a character in a data step ?

Posted 05-13-2022 04:46 AM (7018 views)

Hi every body,

I'm looking for a sas code to find the ASCII code of a character in a data step ; and in the other way , put the ascii code and get the character.

Is it possible ?

Thanks for help !

Have a nice day.

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Super User

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Re: How to Find the ASCII code of a character in a data step ?

Posted 05-13-2022 04:51 AM (7012 views) | In reply to cperichon_macif

Use the RANK Function to get the ASCII code, and the BYTE Function to get the character from the code.

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Super User

Super User

Re: How to Find the ASCII code of a character in a data step ?

Posted 05-13-2022 04:51 AM (7013 views) | In reply to cperichon_macif

Use the RANK Function to get the ASCII code, and the BYTE Function to get the character from the code.

Maxims of Maximally Efficient SAS Programmers
How to convert datasets to data steps
The macro for direct download as ZIP
How to post code
Please vote for Provide Sequential Search Capability for Hash Objects
How to deal with locked files on UNIX

Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

Re: How to Find the ASCII code of a character in a data step ?

Posted 05-13-2022 05:20 AM (6998 views) | In reply to Kurt_Bremser

It works !

Thanks a lot !