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Son_Of_Krypton
Fluorite | Level 6

I have the below dataset which contains both character and numeric data as shown below :

 

 

data example;
length Var1 $10.;
input Var1 $;
datalines;
AB
CD
100
400
;
run;

 

 

 

Trying to output result by using input function shown below:

 

data cleaned_data;
set example;
Result = put(input(Var1, best3.), z3.);
run;

But after running this getting note : 

 

NOTE: Invalid argument to function INPUT at line 90 column 18.
Var1=AB Result=. _ERROR_=1 _N_=1
NOTE: Invalid argument to function INPUT at line 90 column 18.
Var1=CD Result=. _ERROR_=1 _N_=2
NOTE: Mathematical operations could not be performed at the following places. The results of the operations have been set to
missing values.
Each place is given by: (Number of times) at (Line):(Column).
2 at 90:18
 
 
So what can be done to get rid of this issue. Can anyone help please....
1 REPLY 1
Patrick
Opal | Level 21

Does below return what you're after?

data example;
  input var1 :$10.;
  datalines;
AB
CD
1.5
400
5
;
run;

data cleaned_data;
  set example;
  if notdigit(strip(var1)) then result=var1;
  else result=put(input(var1, ?? best32.), z3.);
run;

proc print data=cleaned_data;
run;

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