Date:         Thu, 3 May 2001 08:39:19 EDT
Reply-To:     nnair@acf.dhhs.gov
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From:         Neal K Nair <nnair@ACF.DHHS.GOV>
Subject:      Re: ... no subject ...
Comments: To: Magnus Wiberg <MagnusW@IUI.SE>

Magnus:

I think you should be using INPUT, not PUT, to convert character to numeric.

Neal
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From: "Magnus Wiberg" <MagnusW@IUI.SE>, on 5/3/01 8:24 AM:
To: SMTP@Public.11@ACF.WDC[<SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>]

How do you convert a text variable to a numeric? The command I use doesnnt
work when there is text present.

data distans(drop hif);
set mergers.distans(rename=(aik=hif));
aupnatc=put(hif, 3.);
run;

Is there a problem with the format 3. maybe?

Magnus