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List:       sas-l
Subject:    Re: convert char to numeric..
From:       Keith Brown <kbrown () ARLINGTON ! NET>
Date:       1997-05-31 2:53:44
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Check out the INPUT function (NOT the input STATEMENT).  Example:
        num1=INPUT( string1,3.);
 where string1 is a 3 byte string, "3." is the informat to "read" it
with.

On 30 May 1997 18:04:37 GMT, miriam@clark.net (satori..MSLO) wrote:

>can anybody tell me how to convert a char string to a numeric variable?
>thanks
>
>miriam@clarknet.com

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