topic Re: join three variables, print to new line with a backslash in SAS Programming

join three variables, print to new line with a backslash

jenim514 — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:55:19 GMT

Hi!

I have three variables, that need to be joined to one variable and output to new line separate by backslash. Sorry...so weird to explain!!

I tried:

data final1;
length class $300.;
set final;

class=sys||'/'||'~n/'||hiterm||'/'||'~n/'|| lowterm;

run;

proc print data=final1;
run;

I need to one variable 'class' with concatenated values of sys, hiterm,lowterm on unique line when '/' encountered:

CLASS

sys/

hiterm/

lowterm

or sample data output

CLASS

Investigation/

Metabolism/

Hyperglycemia

Re: join three variables, print to new line with a backslash

Cynthia_sas — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:54:31 GMT

Hi:
You only show one statement. You don't show the rest of your code. Are you using PROC PRINT, PROC REPORT??

You don't show any ODS statement -- I guess that you are using ODS because ~n is the old ESCAPECHAR way of inserting a new line into a text string to show line breaks in ODS HTML, RTF or PDF output. But not all destinations use ESCAPECHAR, so it would be useful to see more code.

Here's an ODS HTML example using the new ESCAPECHAR syntax and showing the output:

Cynthia

Re: join three variables, print to new line with a backslash

Reeza — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:54:40 GMT

Use CATX instead to concatenate the variables together, it's cleaner and easier to follow.

Re: join three variables, print to new line with a backslash

Ksharp — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 12:54:15 GMT

class=sys||'/'||'0D0A'x||hiterm||'/'||'0D0A'x|| lowterm;