I would read this in as a string and then
replace y = substr(y,-1,1) + substr(y,1,length(y)-1) if substr(y,-1,1) == "-"
destring y, replace
Nick
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David Kantor
> 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.
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