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Re: st: Removing "." (in string format) from a variable-->new problem "code too long"
From
Michael Stewart <[email protected]>
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[email protected]
Subject
Re: st: Removing "." (in string format) from a variable-->new problem "code too long"
Date
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:17:13 -0500
Hi Adam ,
I was successfully able to remove the "." but I ran into another
problem. I am still getting the error "variable contains invalid
codes " . I ran the icd9p check variable, gen(prob) .I got table
which showed that the " Code too long " . But when I check the
individual codes by icd9 lookup , I am getting a valid description.
I am really puzzled by this.Do you have any thoughts/ suggestions
thanks
Mike
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Adam Olszewski
<[email protected]> wrote:
> replace yourvariable="" if yourvariable=="."
>
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Michael Stewart
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> hello ,
>>
>> i am working with ICD9 codes and i had to convert the icd-9 codes to
>> string format
>> Unfortunately , I got some values like following with only dots (as
>> shown below).
>> |--------------|
>> | 996.51 |
>> | . |
>> | . |
>> | . |
>> | 327.23 |
>> |---------- |
>> | . |
>> | . |
>> | . |
>> | . |
>> | . |
>> |-------------|
>> | 555.9 |
>> +----------+
>>
>> As I try to use the icd9 check commnd, I get that the variable has
>> invalid icd9 values and following output
>>
>> . | . Invalid placement of period |
>> . | . Invalid placement of period |
>> | . Invalid placement of period |
>> | . Invalid placement of period |
>> | . Invalid placement of period |
>> |----------------------------------------|
>>
>> Is there any way to just remove "." (in string format) from the variable.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thank you ,
>> Yours Sincerely,
>> Mike.
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Thank you ,
Yours Sincerely,
Mike.
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