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Yan,
8.2 on PUT specifies 2 digits after the decimal point. On INPUT it
specifies the division factor when not overridden by an explicit decimal
point. It was handy in the days when one worried about saving a byte with
an assumed decimal point. In today's world it is SASTrap.
IanWhitlock@westat.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Yan Lee [mailto:cmg3452003@YAHOO.CO.UK]
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 1:16 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: help with w.d informat
Can anyone explain below
data temp1;
x='10';
y=input(x, 8.2);
output;
run;
data _null_;
set temp1;
put x= y=;
run;
This is what you get.
X=10 Y=0.1
I know I could use input(x, 8.) instead but would like to understand how the
.d in (w.d informat) work.
Thanks
Yan
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