replace a string exactly

GeorgeSAS — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:21:39 GMT

data  have;
x="aaabbbbccccdddd--abc--def";
run;

data need;
set have;
x2=compress(x,"abc");
*I want x should be "aaabbbbccccdddd----def";
run;

How to remove string "abc" exactly from the old string?

Thanks!

Re: replace a string exactly

GeorgeSAS — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:46:04 GMT

data need;

set have;

x2=TRANWRD(x,"abc",'');

*I want x should be "aaabbbbccccdddd----def";

run;