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Logie
Fluorite | Level 6

I have:

National_Code National_Title Superseded_By_Code
RVE20104 Diploma of Aeronotics AZC20210, AZC20110
TTE30803 Diploma of Aeronotics AZC30110, AZC32010

 

I want:

National_Code National_Title Superseded_By_Code
RVE20104 Diploma of Aeronotics AZC20210
RVE20104 Diploma of Aeronotics AZC20110
TTE30803 Diploma of Aeronotics AZC30110
TTE30803 Diploma of Aeronotics AZC32010

 

Can you please write me some code in SAS SQL or BASE SAS?

Many thanks

Gwin 

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Astounding
PROC Star

Within a DATA step:

 

data want;

set have;

do _n_=1 to countw(Superseded_by_Code);

   new_code = scan(Superseded_by_Code, _n_);

   output;

end;

drop Superseded_by_Code;

rename new_code=Superseded_by_Code;

run;

 

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ballardw
Super User
data want; 
   set have;
   temp=superseded_by_code;
   superseded_by_code= scan(temp,1);
   output;
   superseded_by_code= scan(temp,2);
   output;
   drop temp;
run;

@Astounding's approach is more flexible if you have more than 2 codes to split out. 

Astounding
PROC Star

Within a DATA step:

 

data want;

set have;

do _n_=1 to countw(Superseded_by_Code);

   new_code = scan(Superseded_by_Code, _n_);

   output;

end;

drop Superseded_by_Code;

rename new_code=Superseded_by_Code;

run;

 

Logie
Fluorite | Level 6
Thank you very much 🙂

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