Use the REPLACE function.
COMPUTE MEDICINE = REPLACE(MEDICINE, ".", "").
Or if you want to preserve the original variable:
STRING Med2(A50). /* Change length if necessary.
COMPUTE Med2 = REPLACE(MEDICINE, ".", "").
HTH.
Warda wrote
> I have a string variable MEDICINE that has several periods "." in it, and
> I
> would like to delete the periods from all the data entries for this
> variable. I tried different ways but it didn't work. Could someone guide
> me.
> I would appreciate it.
>
>
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