The safer option here is -destring-. -real()-
is dangerous if your ids are not all what you think
they should be.
Nick
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> one suggestion: the variables need to be consistent in terms of
> characater vs. numeric. i suggest you make both variables
> numeric; you
> can change the character one to numeric via -destring- or the string
> function -real- (see appropriate help files). of course, if you have
> leading zeros in your character variable, you may need to do some
> additional manipulation.
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