Date:         Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:47:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Francis Harvey <HARVEYF1@WESTAT.COM>
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From:         Francis Harvey <HARVEYF1@WESTAT.COM>
Subject:      Re: leading zeros in a character variable
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Greetings Nancy,

Here is some sample code in case a numeric conversion is not feasible, HTH:

data _null_;
   length a $ 10;
   a = "afb";
   if length(a) < 10 then a = repeat("0",9 - length(a)) || a;
run;

Francis R. Harvey III
WB303, x3952
harveyf1@westat.com

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