Date:         Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:59:44 -0600
Reply-To:     Jack Hamilton <JackHamilton@FIRSTHEALTH.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Jack Hamilton <JackHamilton@FIRSTHEALTH.COM>
Subject:      Re: How to get decimal places out of a numeric value
Comments: To: eric.yount@RTP.PPDI.COM
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"Eric Yount" <eric.yount@RTP.PPDI.COM> wrote:

>No...
>That was my long-lost cousin, Robin.  :)
>No idea if we're really related, but how many Younts can there be?

Enough to make a Yountville, <http://www.westsong.com/yountville/>,
home of what some people claim is the best restaurant in the world,
<http://www.frenchlaundry.com/>.




--
JackHamilton@FirstHealth.com
Manager, Technical Development
Metrics Department, First Health
West Sacramento, California USA

>>> "Eric Yount" <eric.yount@RTP.PPDI.COM> 09/23/2004 1:41 PM >>>
No...
That was my long-lost cousin, Robin.  :)
No idea if we're really related, but how many Younts can there be?

Bruce Johnson wrote:

> Eric Yount...didn't you play for the Milwaukee Brewers?
>
> ________________________________
> Bruce A. Johnson
> bjohnson@solucient.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Eric Yount
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:25 PM
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: How to get decimal places out of a numeric value
>
>
> Or if you want the number of places after the decimal, try:
>
> x = 123.345;
>
> decplace = length(scan(x,2));
>
> Eric
>
>
> Dunn, Toby wrote:
>
>
>>Bob,
>>
>>Try:
>>
>>
>>X = 123.345;
>>
>>Decplace = index(x,.);
>>
>>Toby Dunn
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
>>Bob Lan
>>Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:08 PM
>>To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>>Subject: How to get decimal places out of a numeric value
>>
>>Dear all,
>>
>>Do you know how can I get decimal places out of a variable value?
For
>>example, I want to know it is 3 from 123.123. I have tried the
>>following. But those did not work for me.
>>
>>
>>
>>proc means data=sashelp.class noprint;
>>   class sex;
>>   var height;
>>   output out=htmean n=_n mean=_mean median=_median std=_std
min=_min
>>max=_max; run;
>>
>>data _null_;
>>   set htmean;
>>
>>   x=vformatd(_median);
>>
>>   put x=;
>>run;
>>
>>proc sql noprint;
>>   select format into: fmt
>>      from dictionary.columns
>>      where libname='WORK'   and
>>            memname='HTMEAN' and
>>            name   ='_median';
>>quit;
>>
>>%put ***&fmt***;
>>
>
>
>
>
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