topic Re: Convert string to octal notation in SAS Programming

Convert string to octal notation

MariaD — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:39:55 GMT

Hi folks,

Is there any simple way to convert a string to octal notation? For example:

origina string: "mó test"
expected string: "m\363 test"

I tried to use KPROPDATA function, but it returns in UTF or latin. I can't find how to define octal notation.

Regards,

KPROPDATA("&diretorio.",'UESC','utf8'));

Re: Convert string to octal notation

LeonidBatkhan — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:58:00 GMT

Hi MariaD,

Do you want to convert to octal the whole string (as formulated in your question) or just a specific character (as shown in your example)? Please clarify.

Re: Convert string to octal notation

MariaD — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:25:22 GMT

Hi @LeonidBatkhan ,

Thanks, just the specific character.

Regards,

Re: Convert string to octal notation

LeonidBatkhan — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:50:59 GMT

You can use $OCTALw. Format to do just that. For example, the following code:

data _null_;
   c = 'ó';
   c_oct = put(c, $octal.);
   put c= / c_oct=;
run;

will produce:

c=ó
c_oct=363

Hope this helps.

Re: Convert string to octal notation

MariaD — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:05:07 GMT

Thanks @LeonidBatkhan