Hello,
Information into SAS dataset may not be entered with the same format, specially for policy number.
In the same dataset we could have those policy numbers
M49999999
P4M49999999
Or
123-4567
123A4567
So is there a way to get the various policy number parttern such as;
Cnnnnnnnn
Cncnnnnnnnn
nnnsnnnm
Nnncnnnn
Where n is numeric, c character and s is a special character such as –
Maybe something like this:
data have;
input column $20.;
datalines;
M49999999
P4M49999999
123-4567
123A4567
;
run;
data want;
set have;
from='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890 -)(*&^%$#@!{}[]:;.,/?\|';
to ='CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS';
pattern=translate(upcase(column),to,from);
drop from to;
run;
Maybe something like this:
data have;
input column $20.;
datalines;
M49999999
P4M49999999
123-4567
123A4567
;
run;
data want;
set have;
from='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890 -)(*&^%$#@!{}[]:;.,/?\|';
to ='CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS';
pattern=translate(upcase(column),to,from);
drop from to;
run;
I don't know what it means to "get" a policy number pattern.
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