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jati
Calcite | Level 5

I'm new in sas, I need help how to move specific word to new column in sas, with the data below :

 

address :

TEGALASEM RT 005 RW 003 KEL SUMBERGONDO KEC BUMIAJI

CEMARA BARU III F 512 RT 009 RW 017 KEL JATIMULYA KEC TAMBUN SELATAN

JL LIGAR TIMUR 1 NO 1 RT 01/13 KEL CIBEUNYING

 

result :

KEL :                                KEC :        

SUMBERGONDO             BUMIAJI

JATIMULYA                       TAMBUN SELATAN

CIBEUNYING

 

 

 

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Ksharp
Super User
data have;
input have $80.;
cards;
TEGALASEM RT 005 RW 003 KEL SUMBERGONDO KEC BUMIAJI
CEMARA BARU III F 512 RT 009 RW 017 KEL JATIMULYA KEC TAMBUN SELATAN
JL LIGAR TIMUR 1 NO 1 RT 01/13 KEL CIBEUNYING
;
data want;
 set have;
 pid=prxparse('/(KEL\s+\w+\s+)(KEC[\w\s]+)?/i');
 if prxmatch(pid,have) then do;
   kel=left(substr(prxposn(pid,1,have),4));
   kec=left(substr(prxposn(pid,2,have),4));
 end;
drop pid;
run;

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

What is the logic here?

jati
Calcite | Level 5

 

if "KEL" in the address then move to the KEL column

if the "KEC" in the address then move to the KEL column

 

Data :

noaddress
1TEGALASEM RT 005 RW 003 KEL SUMBERGONDO KEC BUMIAJI
2CEMARA BARU III F 512 RT 009 RW 017 KEL JATIMULYA KEC TAMBUN SELATAN
3JL LIGAR TIMUR 1 NO 1 RT 01/13 KEL CIBEUNYING

 

Result 

NOKELKEC
1SUMBERGONDO             BUMIAJI
2JATIMULYA                        TAMBUN SELATAN
3CIBEUNYING 
Ksharp
Super User
data have;
input have $80.;
cards;
TEGALASEM RT 005 RW 003 KEL SUMBERGONDO KEC BUMIAJI
CEMARA BARU III F 512 RT 009 RW 017 KEL JATIMULYA KEC TAMBUN SELATAN
JL LIGAR TIMUR 1 NO 1 RT 01/13 KEL CIBEUNYING
;
data want;
 set have;
 pid=prxparse('/(KEL\s+\w+\s+)(KEC[\w\s]+)?/i');
 if prxmatch(pid,have) then do;
   kel=left(substr(prxposn(pid,1,have),4));
   kec=left(substr(prxposn(pid,2,have),4));
 end;
drop pid;
run;
jati
Calcite | Level 5
thank you its working

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