Want to take out last name from string

[aanan1417]

i want to take out last name from given string

data have;

length a $200.;

input a;

datalines;

rahulyadav@gmail.com

mahindersinghdoni@gmail.com

avakumari@hotmail.com

;

run;

output

yadav

dhoni

kumari

[PaigeMiller]

Please explain the rules you followed to determine the output of the first line is yadav.

[aanan1417]

i want to take out yadav from first line
dhoni from second line
kumari from last line

[PaigeMiller]

I specifically asked for the rules that let you know how to figure out what the last name is. Without rules, we can't write a program.

[aanan1417]

their is space between name for example
rahul yadav @gmail.com
mahender singh doni @gmail.com
ava kumari @gmail.com

[PaigeMiller]

There is no space in the names in your input data.

E-mail addresses cannot have spaces.

[aanan1417]

sorry typing error

[PaigeMiller · Accepted solution]

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@aanan1417 wrote:
sorry typing error

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I don't believe e-mail addresses can have spaces, and so you need to address that, and provide rules given that restriction