Date:         Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:23:33 -0500
Reply-To:     Robin R High <rhigh@UNMC.EDU>
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From:         Robin R High <rhigh@UNMC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Adding 0s in front of character variables
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The REPEAT function works here:

* Add leading zeros to character variable;

data bb;
input in $5. ;
length out $5;
out = CATT(REPEAT('0',4-length(in)),in);   * 4, not 5;
datalines;
5678
78
678
9
;

proc print; run;


Obs    in       out

 1     5678    05678
 2     78      00078
 3     678     00678
 4     9       00009



Robin High
UNMC





From:
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Date:
08/25/2011 01:12 PM
Subject:
Adding 0s in front of character variables
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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