Hi to all
My data:
data have;
input string $40.;
datalines;
33_we#fff23BOB_TS=234623623624756_TOO
BOB_TS=57335623566654756BO
60pBOB_TS=343467364563423TOp_#
WWBOB_TS=2346752665634cc90
9789BOB_TS=9872363566756Alll
ldldBOB_TS=2340235674025634efrwe
;
run;
I want to extract first 10 digits after string 'BOB_TS=' (example: have 60pBOB_TS=343467563423TOp_# want 3434675634 )
Ca somebody help me with this?
Thank you in advance
Bob
data have;
input string $40.;
num=substr(string,index(string,'=')+1,10);
datalines;
33_we#fff23BOB_TS=234623623624756_TOO
BOB_TS=57335623566654756BO
60pBOB_TS=343467364563423TOp_#
WWBOB_TS=2346752665634cc90
9789BOB_TS=9872363566756Alll
ldldBOB_TS=2340235674025634efrwe
;
run;
data have;
input string $40.;
num=substr(string,index(string,'=')+1,10);
datalines;
33_we#fff23BOB_TS=234623623624756_TOO
BOB_TS=57335623566654756BO
60pBOB_TS=343467364563423TOp_#
WWBOB_TS=2346752665634cc90
9789BOB_TS=9872363566756Alll
ldldBOB_TS=2340235674025634efrwe
;
run;
Using PRX,
data have;
input string $40.;
digits=prxchange('s/(.+)((?<=BOB_TS=)\d{10}?)(.+)/$2/io', 1,string);
datalines;
33_we#fff23BOB_TS=234623623624756_TOO
BOB_TS=57335623566654756BO
60pBOB_TS=343467364563423TOp_#
WWBOB_TS=2346752665634cc90
9789BOB_TS=9872363566756Alll
ldldBOB_TS=2340235674025634efrwe
;
run;
Regards,
Haikuo
Backward Match for Peal Regular Expression :
data have;
input string $40.;
re = prxparse('/((?<=BOB_TS=)\d{10})/io');
if prxmatch(re,string) then want= prxposn(re,1,string);
datalines;
33_we#fff23BOB_TS=234623623624756_TOO
BOB_TS=57335623566654756BO
60pBOB_TS=343467364563423TOp_#
WWBOB_TS=2346752665634cc90
9789BOB_TS=9872363566756Alll
ldldBOB_TS=2340235674025634efrwe
;
run;
Xia Keshan
data want;
set have;
bob=substr(string,find(string,'BOB_TS=')+7,10);
run;
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