| Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:13:55 GMT |
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| Reply-To: | jiwaniszek@nc.rr.com |
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| Sender: | "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | John Iwaniszek <jiwaniszek@NC.RR.COM> |
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| Organization: | Road Runner - NC |
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| Subject: | Re: the first digit of the number |
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| Content-Type: | text/plain; charset=us-ascii |
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How about:
if number>. then firstdig=substr( left( number), 1, 1);
"Primak, Philip" wrote:
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> Dear SAS-L,
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> I have to get the first digit of the number. Is there something more simple
> and elegant than
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> firstdgt=input(substr(scan(put(number,best8.),1),1,1),best8.);
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> Thanks,
> Philip Primak
> Genzyme Corp.
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