I need to remove the first zero, some obs have values like 00234, 00a234, and i only need to remove the first zero
can anybody advice how to get rid of the first "o" but not all leading zeros? Thanks
v2= substr(v1,verify(v1,'0'));
You don't say if you want to remove 0 if there is only one leading zero. If that is the case then one way is
if index(v1,'0')=1 then v2= substr(v1,2);
if ony replace the first zero when you have 2 leading zeroes or more then
if index(v1,'00')=1 then v2= substr(v1,2);
You don't say if you want to remove 0 if there is only one leading zero. If that is the case then one way is
if index(v1,'0')=1 then v2= substr(v1,2);
if ony replace the first zero when you have 2 leading zeroes or more then
if index(v1,'00')=1 then v2= substr(v1,2);
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