*(Q) I have a variable that is in string format, ie "120/90". I need to get this into a number format separating the numbers on either side of the slash into 2 variables. Any suggestions? *(A) Posted to SPSSX-L list by Ray on 2002/01/05. DATA LIST FIXED /nb 1-10 (A). BEGIN DATA 120/90 1425/1 1/2 /3 23/ END DATA. LIST. * locate the position of the "/". COMPUTE #pos=INDEX(nb,"/"). * Convert the 2 sub-strings into 2 numbers. COMPUTE nb1=NUMBER(SUBSTR(nb,1,#pos-1),F8.0). COMPUTE nb2=NUMBER(SUBSTR(nb,#pos+1),F8.0). EXECUTE.