topic What does PRXPARSE(&quot;/(\w)+(-)(\w)+/&quot;) mean? Does it mean to search for word with two characters?? in SAS Enterprise Guide https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-does-PRXPARSE-quot-w-w-quot-mean-Does-it-mean-to-search-for/m-p/172502#M13166 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Does it mean to search for word with two charecters??</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:05:53 GMT sharath_rk 2014-07-09T11:05:53Z What does PRXPARSE("/(\w)+(-)(\w)+/") mean? Does it mean to search for word with two characters?? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-does-PRXPARSE-quot-w-w-quot-mean-Does-it-mean-to-search-for/m-p/172502#M13166 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Does it mean to search for word with two charecters??</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:05:53 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-does-PRXPARSE-quot-w-w-quot-mean-Does-it-mean-to-search-for/m-p/172502#M13166 sharath_rk 2014-07-09T11:05:53Z Re: What does PRXPARSE("/(\w)+(-)(\w)+/") mean? Does it mean to search for word with two characters?? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-does-PRXPARSE-quot-w-w-quot-mean-Does-it-mean-to-search-for/m-p/172503#M13167 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Here's a link to the PRX metacharacters.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lefunctionsref/67239/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p0s9ilagexmjl8n1u7e1t1jfnzlk.htm">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lefunctionsref/67239/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p0s9ilagexmjl8n1u7e1t1jfnzlk.htm</A></P><P></P><P>I believe your expression is looking for one or more word character, followed by a dash, followed by one or more word characters.</P><P></P><P>It's worth investing some time in learning the PRX routines. They can be an incredible time saver.</P><P></P><P>Tom</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:29:52 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-does-PRXPARSE-quot-w-w-quot-mean-Does-it-mean-to-search-for/m-p/172503#M13167 TomKari 2014-07-09T11:29:52Z Re: What does PRXPARSE("/(\w)+(-)(\w)+/") mean? Does it mean to search for word with two characters?? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-does-PRXPARSE-quot-w-w-quot-mean-Does-it-mean-to-search-for/m-p/172504#M13168 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you Tom. I can relate to the expression now which is looking for a pattern in the data with one or more characters, followed by dash, followed by one or more characters.&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:41:37 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-does-PRXPARSE-quot-w-w-quot-mean-Does-it-mean-to-search-for/m-p/172504#M13168 sharath_rk 2014-07-09T11:41:37Z