Hi there,

I have to combine the values of two numerical variables into a value in a new numerical variable, the new one will have 11 or 12 digits. For example, put 8497 and 2171205 together, the new numerical variable should show as 84972171205, but it shows as scientific notation, like 8.497e+10. I tried command "format var %12.0f", it turns out to be 84972167168.

I cannot do "destring" because this variable has to be numerical, and I do not need this variable get round up or down, because it just means ID number for an observation, is there any command can help me to show the whole number in the data editor without generating a new variable? Just replace the scientific notation with the whole number.

Thanks a lot!