Mike,

I don't have V8, but I think in your data step [data test;......; run;] you should include: FORMAT X $Test20.; Let me know if that works.

Regards - Jim. -- Y. Groeneveld, MSc IMRO TRAMARKO tel. +31 412 407 070 senior statistician, P.O. Box 1 fax. +31 412 407 080 head IT department 5350 AA BERGHEM IMRO TRAMARKO: a CRO J.Groeneveld@ITGroups.com the Netherlands in clinical research

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> -----Original Message----- > From: msz03@HEALTH.STATE.NY.US [SMTP:msz03@HEALTH.STATE.NY.US] > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 3:56 PM > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: INVALUES > > Hi. If I try the following in V6.12 and in V8 (both under Windows '98), I > get two different results. I always assumed that the result I got in > V6.12 > is what I should get (since I never saw SAS behave otherwise). Any > opinions on what result is correct? > > proc format; > invalue $test > '100'-'199'='ONE-HUNDRED' > other='NOT ONE-HUNDRED' > ; > run; > > data test; > length x $20; > input > @1 x $test3. > @1 y 3. > ; > datalines; > 100 > 200 > run; > > proc print data=test; > run; > > Results.... > > In V6.12, X has a length of 20 and PROC PRINT shows... > OBS X Y > 1 ONE-HUNDRED 100 > 2 NOT ONE-HUNDRED 200 > > In V8, X still has a length of 20, but PROC PRINT shows... > Obs x y > 1 ONE 100 > 2 NOT 200 > > Mike Zdeb > NYS Department of Health > ESP Tower-Room 1811 > Albany, NY 12237 > P:518/473-2855 F:630/604-1475