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vraj1
Quartz | Level 8

I have a variable and i want to extract data like example

 

var1

kjjhf-0fdf-dfed

asd-fdfk-dfcsf

 

I want to get data which is between the -

var1

0fdf

fdfk

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

It is a good idea to post your test data in the form of a datastep:

data have;
  var1="kjd-fhf-asd"; output;
  var1="dfsf-dfg-dwe"; output;
run;
data want;
  set have;
  want=catx(' ',substr(scan(var1,2,"-"),1,2),substr(scan(var1,2,"-"),3,1));
run;

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Reeza
Super User

SCAN() function

 

Scan(var, 2, '-');
vraj1
Quartz | Level 8

sorry, i gave a incomplete question. i also want space after scanning like

var1

kjd-fhf-asd

dfsf-dfg-dwe

 

i want like this

var1

fh f

df g

 

 

Reeza
Super User

Use substr() to extract the two parts and the CAT function to create new variable. 

RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

It is a good idea to post your test data in the form of a datastep:

data have;
  var1="kjd-fhf-asd"; output;
  var1="dfsf-dfg-dwe"; output;
run;
data want;
  set have;
  want=catx(' ',substr(scan(var1,2,"-"),1,2),substr(scan(var1,2,"-"),3,1));
run;

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