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Re: Cannot join by the same key

Posted 08-02-2025 08:07 AM (200 views) | In reply to SASdevAnneMarie

It‘s a combination of the k, a and d modifier.

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Re: Cannot join by the same key

Posted 08-03-2025 01:19 AM (177 views) | In reply to SASdevAnneMarie

Kurt already gave you the answer.
'kad' stands for Keep Alphabet Digit characters, and get rid of others characters.