https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/How-to-remove-hidden-characters-small-stx-from-string/m-p/617128#M19015 <P>Remove or replace with a blank? For remove <EM>compress</EM>&nbsp;with the <EM>c</EM> option as already proposed should do the job.</P> Tue, 14 Jan 2020 04:30:10 GMT Patrick 2020-01-14T04:30:10Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/How-to-remove-hidden-characters-small-stx-from-string/m-p/617116#M19008 <P>Hi,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I would like to remove this symbol&nbsp;&#2; from my string but not able to.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Tried multiple ways</P><P>&nbsp;</P><PRE>books&#2;</PRE><P>When I copy to SAS it shows very small diagonal stx word.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 14 Jan 2020 03:31:00 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/How-to-remove-hidden-characters-small-stx-from-string/m-p/617116#M19008 dearkyr 2020-01-14T03:31:00Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/How-to-remove-hidden-characters-small-stx-from-string/m-p/617118#M19009 <P>Can COMPRESS with a 'c' modifier offer some luck?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Like&nbsp; &nbsp;</P> <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">new_variable=compress(variable,,'c');</CODE></PRE> Tue, 14 Jan 2020 03:36:55 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/How-to-remove-hidden-characters-small-stx-from-string/m-p/617118#M19009 novinosrin 2020-01-14T03:36:55Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/How-to-remove-hidden-characters-small-stx-from-string/m-p/617128#M19015 <P>Remove or replace with a blank? For remove <EM>compress</EM>&nbsp;with the <EM>c</EM> option as already proposed should do the job.</P> Tue, 14 Jan 2020 04:30:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/How-to-remove-hidden-characters-small-stx-from-string/m-p/617128#M19015 Patrick 2020-01-14T04:30:10Z