topic Re: How to use prxmatch in SAS Programming

How to use prxmatch

Gil_ — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 18:20:43 GMT

Im needing help to find 3 words in a text
Here is what i have
Data test;
Set test;
If prxmatch('m/brake|brakepads| pads /oi',textbox,>0;
Run;
When i run it the data gets removed

Re: How to use prxmatch

SuryaKiran — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 18:25:52 GMT

What is it you want to do when you found those words in the string?

Since you are using an IF conditions only the records that contains those words are returned. SAS won't do anything that you haven't told to do so.

Re: How to use prxmatch

PGStats — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:13:48 GMT

Start with fixing the syntax. You didn't close the parenthesis.

In regular expressions, always put substrings alternatives after the full string "m/brakepads|brake pads|pads|brake/io", that way you will match the full expression before any of its components.

@Gil_ wrote:
Im needing help to find 3 words in a text
Here is what i have
Data test;
Set test;
If prxmatch('m/brake|brakepads| pads /oi',textbox,>0;
Run;
When i run it the data gets removed