read sexe as $2. instead of 8. If it is not 2 bytes (in your program it is 8) just read it with $8. You can also try sexe:$2. which reads character seperated (at least 1 blank) For your other variables you should take a format:

FORMAT famille 4. z_rta 8.5;

If you want to convert a numeric (sexe) variable to chracter without rereading the dataset, you can also use the PUT - function.

barrere bendia <bendiabarre@ALTAVISTA.COM> on 21.03.2000 16:59:21

Bitte antworten an barrere bendia <bendiabarre@ALTAVISTA.COM>

An: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Kopie: (Blindkopie: DeTeCSM HellriegelG/D/ExternalStaff/WLB) Thema: How to Re-code this

Hi. Can some one help me ? I read from disk floppy(A) the 3 variables with following program:

LIBNAME mlwin 'C:\SAS\dossier'; DATA mlwin.anticipe; INFILE 'A:\anticipe.txt'; input famille 8. sexe 8. z_rta 8. ; run;

But now I want to change the format in labrairie for the 3 variables. Exactely, I want to change: famille in 4 integer sexe in 2 character and z_rta in 8.5 (for numeric) Please how to do?

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