Date:         Fri, 15 May 2009 22:49:15 +0800
Reply-To:     Murphy Choy <goladin@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Murphy Choy <goladin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Delete last 5 characters of a variables
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Hi Ash,

Ignore my solution. It does not work.

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Murphy Choy

Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS V9
Certified Basic Programmer for SAS V9
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From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of ash007
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 10:15 PM
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Subject: Delete last 5 characters of a variables

hi,

how to delete the last 5 characters of a variable alpha.

thanks.