/*Converting numeric to character and vice versa
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*/


data retail;
set sashelp.retail;
keep char_year  num1 num2;

/* convert numeric to character */
char_year=put(year,4.0);

/* convert character to numeric */
char1='1234.56';                                                         
num1=input(char,7.);        

char2="2394";
num2=input(char2,7.);

run;

proc print;run;

proc contents;run;