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Date:   Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:38:12 +0000
Reply-To:   sashole@bellsouth.net
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   Paul Dorfman <paul_dorfman@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: converting string (spaces) to numeric
Comments:   To: aigonia@CA.IBM.COM
Content-Type:   text/plain; format=flowed

Alvin,

Just take a look at the COMPRESS() function...

Kind regards, ================= Paul M. Dorfman Jacksonville, FL =================

>From: Alvin Igonia <aigonia@CA.IBM.COM> >Reply-To: Alvin Igonia <aigonia@CA.IBM.COM> >To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU >Subject: converting string (spaces) to numeric >Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:22:22 -0400 > >Has anyone ever converted a string to numeric (ie. '1 000 000' to 1000000). > >I have a program I am trying to modify. The data has change. We use to >read the data string without any spaces but now it contains spaces. > >I don't really want to do a do-loop and check for spaces but if it's the >only way, i guess i will have to.

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