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Date:   Sat, 5 May 2012 08:31:59 -0500
Reply-To:   "Data _null_;" <iebupdte@GMAIL.COM>
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From:   "Data _null_;" <iebupdte@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: What is the safest format to use in the PUT function? XXXX
Comments:   To: Dan Abner <dan.abner99@gmail.com>
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HEX16.

On 5/5/12, Dan Abner <dan.abner99@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This is most likely an elementary question, but: > > If I am converting a large number of numeric variable values to > character values programmatically, what is the safest format to use in > the PUT function? In other words, the width and decimal precision of > these numeric variables may vary greatly and I don't want to > misrepresent any of them when they are converted to character values. > > Thanks! > > Dan >


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