Date:         Fri, 27 Sep 1996 12:06:47 -0400
Reply-To:     "Tian, Ching" <TianC@MEDIMMUNE.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Tian, Ching" <TianC@MEDIMMUNE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Convert CHAR to NUM easily
Comments: To: Kim Goldenberg <KGOLDENBERG@OTIS.STATE.NJ.US>

Use INPUT function to convert Char to Num.
 
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>From:  Kim Goldenberg[SMTP:KGOLDENBERG@OTIS.STATE.NJ.US]
>Sent:  Friday, September 27, 1996 11:53 AM
>To:    Multiple recipients of list SAS-L
>Subject:       Re: Convert CHAR to NUM easily
>
>Re: Convert CHAR to NUM easily
>
>>>> Patrick E. McKnight <pem@U.ARIZONA.EDU> 09/27/96 03:47 >>>
>I have had errors that would not allow me to merge or analyze
>particular variables because they were of type CHAR.  Therefore, I
>need to convert them to type NUM.  If this is easy....how do I do
>it?
> I wait with bated breath for the punchline.  Thanks for taking the
>time to help me.
>
>_________________________________
>Cheers,
>Patrick
>