Date:         Wed, 10 Apr 1996 16:28:55 GMT
Reply-To:     Edward Malthouse <ecm@CASBAH.ACNS.NWU.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Edward Malthouse <ecm@CASBAH.ACNS.NWU.EDU>
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Subject:      numeric to char conversions

I have a numeric variable that I want to convert to char.  I've tried
the following:
 
charx = put(x, $char5.);
charx = put(x, char5.);
 
In both cases I get an error message saying that CHAR is not a
format.  Am I doing something wrong?
 
Thank you for your help.
 
Ed Malthouse
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