st: Splitting a string variable

[Raphael Fraser <raphael.fraser@gmail.com>]

Dear All,

I have a string variable of the type listed below:

id
0008
0020
016A
0160C

How do I remove the leading zeros from this variable? I tried using
the -split- command, but it removed both leading and trailing zeros.
The end result should look like this:

id
8
20
16A
160C

Thank you
Raphael

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