hi,
suppose I have the following:
name |
---|
srjg5483h (djfhtbv fjfj ) (fhfh 183 f) |
fjj8 (f) |
fkk 999999 |
I would like is to create new columns for the text within the parentheses (whenever present) :
name | info | code |
---|---|---|
srjg5483h (djfhtbv fjfj ) (fhfh 183 f) | djfhtbv fjfj | fhfh 183 f |
fjj8 (f) | f | |
fkk 999999 |
thank you!
This will give you your desired output:
data have;
infile cards dsd;
length name $50.;
input name $;
cards;
srjg5483h (djfhtbv fjfj ) (fhfh 183 f)
fjj8 (f)
fkk 999999
;
run;
data want;
set have;
info = scan(name,2,'(,)');
code = scan(name,4,'(,)');
run;
Use scan with ( as delimiter.
Compress ) from the results.
This will give you your desired output:
data have;
infile cards dsd;
length name $50.;
input name $;
cards;
srjg5483h (djfhtbv fjfj ) (fhfh 183 f)
fjj8 (f)
fkk 999999
;
run;
data want;
set have;
info = scan(name,2,'(,)');
code = scan(name,4,'(,)');
run;
data have; infile cards dsd; length name $50.; input name $; cards; srjg5483h (djfhtbv fjfj ) (fhfh 183 f) fjj8 (f) fkk 999999 ; run; proc sql; select max(countc(name,'()'))/2 into : n separated by ' ' from have; quit; data want; set have; array x{*} $ 100 v1-v&n; do i=1 to &n ; x{i}=scan(name,i*2,'()','m'); end; drop i; run;
Xia Keshan
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