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Quartz | Level 8
how to convert numeric missing(.) to blank?

i tried the loop

array num(*) _numeric_;
do i= 1 to dim(num);
if num(i)=. then num(i)=;
end;

it did not work though!
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Cynthia_sas
SAS Super FREQ
Hi,
A simple
[pre]
options missing = ' ';
[/pre]

Should do the trick for reporting purposes.

Cynthia
sbb
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10 sbb
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10
Useful DOC reference from links using Google advanced search argument, this topic/post:

working with missing values site:sas.com

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

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