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learn_SAS_23
Pyrite | Level 9

Hello all, 

 

am looking for a solution with a text in the column of a table 

 

Question 1 : 

 

Input : "vg_PCI_Car"", ""vg_PCI_CivilLiability"", ""vg_PCI_Fire"

output:  "vg_PCI_Car", "vg_PCI_CivilLiability", "vg_PCI_Fire"

 

Question 2 : 

 

Input : vg_PCI_Car", "vg_PCI_CivilLiability", "vg_PCI_Fire

output:  vg_PCI_Car_vg_PCI_CivilLiability_vg_PCI_Fire"

 

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Use the TRANSTRN function

 

https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=lefunctionsref&docsetTarget=n101a8jch5trh0n1bc5neq48hc89.htm...

 

Use single quotes to enclose target and replacement strings containing double quotes : '"",""'

PG

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Use the TRANSTRN function

 

https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=lefunctionsref&docsetTarget=n101a8jch5trh0n1bc5neq48hc89.htm...

 

Use single quotes to enclose target and replacement strings containing double quotes : '"",""'

PG
learn_SAS_23
Pyrite | Level 9
Thanks

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