Hi Chris,

Just format score with Z3.0 format before your put statement:

format score z3.; put ...

Regards,

\\\|/// \\ - - // ( @ @ ) +-----oOOo-(_)-oOOo--+-----------------------------------+ | Bernard Tremblay | | | CSST | Tel: (418) 528-9313 | | | Fax: (418) 528-1493 | | | Int: Bernard.Tremblay@csst.qc.ca | +----------------------------+---------------------------+ | Imaginasys enr | Res: (418) 658-1411 | | | Int: bertrem@videotron.ca | | | Hot: imaginasys@hotmail.com | +--------------Oooo--+-----------------------------------+ oooO ( ) ( ) ) / \ ( (_/ \_) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From: Chris Smith <cpsmith@AGFINANCE.COM> >Reply-To: Chris Smith <cpsmith@AGFINANCE.COM> >To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU >Subject: A very basic PUTting question >Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 14:45:33 -0500 > >I have a score that is 0 to 999 (and is generated as a numeric value). My >IT people have told me that they need the score in display (char) format, >left padded with zeros. Is there an easy way to do this if I PUT columns >as noted below, or do I need to manipulate the variable first using >functions? If the latter, what functions do I need to use? (I don't see a >STRING() or LPAD() function a la SPSS.) I appreciate your help. -- Chris > >DATA _NULL_; > SET TAPEDATA.SCORE; > FILE SCORE; > PUT COMMENT 1-1 > FLAG 2-2 > CUSTID 3-11 > MODELID 12-13 > TODAY 14-23 > SCORE 24-26 /*Needs to be left padded w zeros if < 100*/ > MANTISSA 25-29; >RUN;

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