Sas Base question

[Pandu]

Hi All,

I have a variable name Policy_no and the values are

Policy_no

56789/k0256

58796548/k908

4785/Nk02

I want to read the value before /      or  want to delete  (/k0256)

finally i want to read as below

 56789

     58796548

     4785

Thank you in advance

[Astounding]

Start with:

part1 = scan(policy_no, 1, '/');
part2 = scan(policy_no, 2, '/');

That gives you the pieces before and after the/ as separate variables.

[Kurt_Bremser]

What is the rule for that funny vertical alignment of your intended result?