| Date: | Wed, 6 May 2009 14:34:52 -0400 |
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| Reply-To: | msz03@albany.edu |
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| Sender: | "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | Mike Zdeb <msz03@ALBANY.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: How to read negative value variable? |
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| Content-Type: | text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 |
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hi ...
data y;
input x trailsgn.;
datalines;
4.71-
50.21
;
run;
proc print data=y;
run;
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Mike Zdeb
U@Albany School of Public Health
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Rensselaer, New York 12144-3456
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> We have a raw data file that contains negative number. If value is
> negative then there will dash at the end otherwise it will be blank.
>
> Numeric variable look like this:
> 4.71-
> 50.21
>
> I search online but could not find informat can read numeric variable with
> dash sign at the end.
>
> Do you know any informat that can read negative number?
>
> Thanks
>
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