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jb3
Obsidian | Level 7 jb3
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi all,

 

I would like to format numeric values (variable "Value" in the SAS code below) in a data step and save the formatted string in a new variable "FormattedValue". The name of the format to use is saved in the data step, too, and can be different for each row of the data set (Variable "FormatString").

 

How can I achieve this? Thanks for your help!

 

Jonas

 

data test;
	input Value FormatString $;
	length FormattedValue $ 64;
	datalines;
		120.5 dollar8.2
		120.1 8.2
		503.6 8.0	
		;
run;
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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Use the PUTN() function.

FormattedValue = putn(Value, FormatString) ;

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Use the PUTN() function.

FormattedValue = putn(Value, FormatString) ;
jb3
Obsidian | Level 7 jb3
Obsidian | Level 7
That was fast, thanks!!

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