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LEFT


Left aligns a SAS character expression

Category: Character

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

LEFT(argument)

Arguments

argument
specifies any SAS character expression.

Details

LEFT returns an argument with leading blanks moved to the end of the value. The argument's length does not change.

Examples

SAS Statements Results 

----+----1----+
 
a='  DUE DATE';
b=left(a);
put a;
 
 

DUE DATE

See Also

Functions:

COMPRESS
RIGHT
TRIM


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