https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/compressing-hyphens-and-slashes/m-p/742566#M29197 <P>Hello</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have a variable that has text as the value, and the text has hyphens and backslashes that I have to get rid of to reclassify the variables and run frequencies appropriately. I read the sas documentation on compress function but it's not quite working. Data and code examples below</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Examples of disch_disp values: Expired d/t ICU, SNF-hospice</P><P>&nbsp;</P><PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">data want; set have; disch_disp=compress(disch_disp, "/") run;</CODE></PRE> Thu, 20 May 2021 00:59:17 GMT lmyers2 2021-05-20T00:59:17Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/compressing-hyphens-and-slashes/m-p/742566#M29197 <P>Hello</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have a variable that has text as the value, and the text has hyphens and backslashes that I have to get rid of to reclassify the variables and run frequencies appropriately. I read the sas documentation on compress function but it's not quite working. Data and code examples below</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Examples of disch_disp values: Expired d/t ICU, SNF-hospice</P><P>&nbsp;</P><PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">data want; set have; disch_disp=compress(disch_disp, "/") run;</CODE></PRE> Thu, 20 May 2021 00:59:17 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/compressing-hyphens-and-slashes/m-p/742566#M29197 lmyers2 2021-05-20T00:59:17Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/compressing-hyphens-and-slashes/m-p/742574#M29198 <P>If you want to remove both the&nbsp;<SPAN>hyphens and backslashes.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>Try :</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <PRE>disch_disp=compress(disch_disp, "/-");</PRE> Thu, 20 May 2021 01:22:58 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/compressing-hyphens-and-slashes/m-p/742574#M29198 r_behata 2021-05-20T01:22:58Z