Date:         Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:48:54 -0600
Reply-To:     "Wall, Deborah A." <walld@umkc.edu>
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From:         "Wall, Deborah A." <walld@umkc.edu>
Subject:      Re: converting text to numeric
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If you are reading in the data via a DATA LIST command and the values
are in set columns, my suggestion is to not read the alpha part of data.
Here is an example:

Data List / numpart 2-6.
Begin Data
A29001
A29002
B30023
End Data.
List.

Deborah Wall
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Information Services
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499


---Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of
Erin Pilibosian
Sent: December 17, 2002 5:01 PM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: converting text to numeric


I have a string variable and in the field, the values look like this:

A29001
A29002 and so forth

I would like a numeric variable where the value is just the number:
29001
29002 and so forth

Has anyone done anything like this?

Please reply directly to me, as I am not on the list serv.

Thanks.