Date:         Mon, 1 May 2006 15:28:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Gary McQuown <Gary.McQuown@HALLIBURTON.COM>
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From:         Gary McQuown <Gary.McQuown@HALLIBURTON.COM>
Subject:      Re: converting char to num and num to char in datastep
Comments: To: toby989@HOTPOP.COM
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Toby,

You can find what you need at
http://support.sas.com/91doc/getDoc/lrdict.hlp/a000245860.htm under
"put" and "input".

The information is there, you just need to know where to look.  Your
frustration is a sign that the search engine still needs to be improved
upon.

My $.02;
Gary




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Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 3:03 PM
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Subject: converting char to num and num to char in datastep

Hi All

How can I convert char to num and num to char in datastep (in proc sql)?
So basic, so troublesome - only in SAS.

Toby





While they SAS provides such specialized functions to convert zip to
state and other useless ones, to me it seems the most basic functions
are missing in SAS. In addition, listing functions alphabetically in the
help file does not indicate much intelligence behind the SAS system of
functions. In every other programming environment, I find such things
like operators, string manipulation functions, methematical functions,
while in SAS its all just thrown into your face.
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