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BESTw.

Category:	Numeric
Alignment:	right

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default:	12
Tip:	If you print numbers between 0 and .01 exclusive, use a field width of at least 7 to avoid excessive rounding. If you print numbers between 0 and -.01 exclusive, use a field width of at least 8.
Range:	1-32

Details

The BESTw. format is the default format for writing numeric values. When there is no format specification, SAS chooses the format that provides the most information about the value according to the available field width. SAS always stores the complete value regardless of the format that you use to represent it.

Examples

put @1 x best6.;
put @1 x best3.;

Values	Results
	----+----1----+----2
	1.26E6
	1E6

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