I need "a" value as "12.10" in numeric version not in character.
Required Output: a=12.10---------numeric variable
data a;a=12.10;/*b=put(a,best.);*//*c=put(a,5.2);*/run;
If you need a specific format in your output, you use the proper format. You can't force a numeric variable in SAS to have the appearance you want any other way.
data a; a=12.10; format a 5.2; run;
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