Date:         Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:20:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Adding 0s in front of character variables
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charvar = put(numvar,Z6.);
would zero-pad it to 6 digits long regardless of its initial length.
-Joe

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 1:08 PM, <sas8832@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I would a character id variable. I would like to add two 0s before a four
> digit id variable and one 0 before a five digit id variable. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>