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I am reading a text file into SAS. &nbsp;Field A on the text file is 5 bytes in length. &nbsp;I am trying to compare it to a &nbsp;table in SAS where the SAS table has it as 8 bytes in length. &nbsp;The field has 3 decimal positions.<br />
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So even though both variables on the table have the same value i.e. 0.107 &nbsp;I am not getting an equal on the compare.<br />
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The text file I am reading in the field looks like this. &nbsp;It is pipe delimited |0.107|. &nbsp;Can someone tell me what I can do so that these two fields compare as equal.
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Experts,

I am reading a text file into SAS.  Field A on the text file is 5 bytes in length.  I am trying to compare it to a  table in SAS where the SAS table has it as 8 bytes in length.  The field has 3 decimal positions.

So even though both variables on the table have the same value i.e. 0.107  I am not getting an equal on the compare.

The text file I am reading in the field looks like this.  It is pipe delimited |0.107|.  Can someone tell me what I can do so that these two fields compare as equal.

comparing numberic variables of unequal lengths in SAS

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