I have a syntax like below. I what to add a space between two variable. Please help me on this
text2 = cats('"/user/path`',&year,put(lastmonth,nlstrmon.),'filename.txt','"');
for example I am expecting a output like below
"/user/path/2016 AUGUST filename.txt"
Might resort to the old school way:
%let year=2016;
data test;
lastmonth=8;
text2 = cats('"/user/path/',&year,' ',put(lastmonth,nlstrmon.),'filename.txt','"');
text_want='"/user/path/'||strip(&year)||' '||put(lastmonth,nlstrmon.)||' '||'filename.txt'||'"';
run;
Add a space before filename.txt?
Otherwise switch from the CATS() function to a different version of the CAT family of functions that honours spaces.
You can use the || operator as well.
Edit: CATT trims trailing blanks, but keeps leading blanks.
Might resort to the old school way:
%let year=2016;
data test;
lastmonth=8;
text2 = cats('"/user/path/',&year,' ',put(lastmonth,nlstrmon.),'filename.txt','"');
text_want='"/user/path/'||strip(&year)||' '||put(lastmonth,nlstrmon.)||' '||'filename.txt'||'"';
run;
Thanks a lot. It works great
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