| Date: | Tue, 8 Jul 2008 06:26:55 -0500 |
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| Reply-To: | "data _null_," <datanull@GMAIL.COM> |
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| Sender: | "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | "data _null_," <datanull@GMAIL.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: how to enter a dot in a dataset? |
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| In-Reply-To: | <7a601b8b-2680-4188-b408-2f44b7e5c59e@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> |
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Some of the informats read the DOT as a missing value and convert it
to blank. This facilitates reading character data with "list input".
You probably need the $CHAR informat which does not convert . to
blank.
461 data _Null_;
462 input
463 @1 a $1.
464 @1 b $f1.
465 @1 c $char1.
466 @1 d $revers1.
467 @1 e $upcase1.
468 ;
469 put 'NOTE: ' (_all_)(=);
470 list;
471 cards;
NOTE: a= b= c=. d=. e=.
RULE: ----+----1
472 .
473 ;;;;
474 run;
On 7/8/08, n <nikhil.abhyankar@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi all;
>
> I am a novice at SAS and need your help.
>
> I need to create a variable caontaing punctuation marks like, .
> (period), ,(comma), '(apostrophe) and their combinations like, ".,"
> etc.
>
> I dont seem to be able to enter some of them, notably the period.
>
> Is there any way I can do it?
>
> Please help.
>
> Thanks and regards
>
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