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| From | "Richard J. Stoll" <stoll@rice.edu> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu, stoll@rice.edu |
| Subject | Re: st: How to convert number format |
| Date | Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:06:18 -0500 |
On 11/3/2011 10:52 PM, James Sams wrote:
Given the variable is called v2, i think this will do the trick. Only tested with positive numbers. replace v2 = v2/10^(floor(log10(v2))-2) if v2>= 1000
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