Date:         Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:13:05 -0300
Reply-To:     hmaletta@overnet.com.ar
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From:         "Hector E. Maletta" <hmaletta@OVERNET.COM.AR>
Subject:      Re: How to convert string variable to numeric?
Comments: To: eLan <eLanchen@CHINAREN.COM>
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RECODE string1 string2  (CONVERT) /into numvar1 numvar2.

Hector Maletta
Universidad del Salvador
Buenos Aires, Argentina

eLan wrote:
>
> Hi, all:
>      I have a lot of string variables and I need to convert them into numeric variables. How can I do this with syntax?
> Thanks in advance.
>
>    elan Chen