Date:         Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:59:05 +0000
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From:         toby dunn <tobydunn@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Truncate numerical variables
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Mindy ,

Num = input( substr( put( <Var Name>  , 8. -L ) , 1 , 3 ) , 8. ) ;




Toby Dunn





From: Mindy <zhumin80@GMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Mindy <zhumin80@GMAIL.COM>
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Truncate numerical variables
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:42:38 -0700

Hi, all,

I have some numerical variables, i.e.
1000
2000
30000
4000
Now I only want the first three digits of these numerical
variables,i.e.
100
200
300
400
How can I do this in SAS? I only know function SUBSTR but it is for
character variables.

Thank you,

Mindy