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Calcite | Level 5
data pno;
input policyno;
cards;
AS789,A745,WE425
QW45,CV956,PO789
A75,P45632,WE452
run;


I want the policy no having twocaharater and three numeric obs.

output

AS789,WE425
CV956,PO789
WE452
3 REPLIES 3
LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20
There are a variety of function that tests for numeric/char that could be used together with SUBSTR.

/Linus
Data never sleeps
sas_
Fluorite | Level 6
But how can we do this by substr as the obs are at different positions.
LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20
You can use the scan function to put each policy in their own column/observation.
/Linus
Data never sleeps

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