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