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DangIT
Fluorite | Level 6

Hi,

I have the following table that is generated by a transpose statement:

 

ID PrdGrp_1 PrdGrp_2 Prd_Grp_3 etc..

1 1 . .

2 1 3 .

3 2 4 9

etc.

 

The above will have PrdGrp_n based on the transactional data prior to the transpose step.

I am looking to create a variable that concatenates PrdGrp_1 to PrdGrp_n separated by '-' so it would look something like this.

 

ID PrdGrp_1 PrdGrp_2 Prd_Grp_3 Description

1 1 . . 1

2 1 3 . 1-3

3 2 4 9 2-4-9

etc.

 

Your help is greatly appreciated, thank you!

 

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Reeza
Super User

CATX using of to reference array.

 

CATX ("-", of array(*));

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Reeza
Super User

CATX using of to reference array.

 

CATX ("-", of array(*));

Haikuo
Onyx | Level 15

Just a note, you don't have to put them into an array in order to concatenate them:

 

Desp=catx('-', of Prodgrp:);
or 
Desp=catx('-', of prodgrp_1-prodprp_3);

And be aware, this method is more tolerant than Array method, you won't get warning if you mix up Char variables with Num variables.

 

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