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st: reading numbes with trailing minus sign


From   David Kantor <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   st: reading numbes with trailing minus sign
Date   Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:49:20 -0500

Hi everyone.

Suppose I have raw data where minus signs are in a trailing position. Thus, for example, instead of
-12, you have
12-

Is there a direct way to read this? Or is there a program out there to handle it? I can write code to handle it, but I just wonder if there is anything I'm overlooking or if someone already has done it.

Thanks,
-- David

David Kantor
Institute for Policy Studies
Johns Hopkins University
[email protected]
410-516-5404
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