26045 - Truncate a decimal value without rounding

Sample 26045: Truncate a decimal value without rounding

/*******************************************************************************/
/* The following sample program uses the INT and ROUND functions to truncate   */
/* the numeric value at 2 significant digits past the decimal without rounding */
/* the numeric value.                                                          */
/*******************************************************************************/

data ds1; 
  input x; 
  y=round(int(x /.01) * .01,.01); 
datalines; 
16.167 
5.12345 
.135 
100.12 
; 


proc print;
run;

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Obs          x         y

 1      16.167     16.16
 2       5.123      5.12
 3       0.135      0.13
 4     100.120    100.12

Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> DATA Step SAS Reference ==> Functions ==> Truncation

Date Modified:	2006-03-22 03:03:10
Date Created:	2006-03-17 10:55:12

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