convert a string into multiple field

[arpit]

I have a raw dat like

ram "history,math geography"
hari "physics,, math chemistry"

I want to create a data set like

history math geography
physics math chemistry Message was edited by: arpit

[art297]

Would something like the following suffice?:

data want (drop=i classes);
informat classes $30.;
array class(3) $10.;
input name $ classes &;
classes=compress(classes,'"');
do i=1 to 3;
class(i)=scan(classes,i);
end;
cards;
ram "history,math geography"
hari "physics,, math chemistry"
;
run;

HTH,
Art
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> I have a raw dat like
>
> ram "history,math geography"
> ari "physics,, math chemistry"
>
> I want to create a data set like
>
> history math geography
> physics math chemistry
>
> Message was edited by: arpit

[Ksharp]

How about this:
[pre]
data want(drop=row);
infile "c:\rawdata.txt" length=len;
input row $varying200. len;
want_row=compbl(translate(scan(row,2,'"'),' ',','));
run;
[/pre]

Ksharp

[R_Win]

data l;
input name $ classes $40.;
classes=compress(classes,'"');
c1=scan(classes,1);
c2=scan(classes,2);
c3=scan(classes,3);
cards;
ram "history,math geography"
hari "physics,, math chemistry"
run;