Dear member,
Could you please help me in below query:
input
Data one;
input all $50. ;
datalines;
ram is "amazing"
shyan needs "/books/lamps"
we are "/travellling/"
;
run;
I need output dataset New having values like this in a new variable two.
two
amazing
/books/lamps
/travellling/
Hmm No wonder not participating here enough makes me lose touch consequential in not thinking of the following in the 1st place. Jeez!--
Data one;
input all $50. ;
datalines;
ram is "amazing"
shyan needs "/books/lamps"
we are "/travellling/"
;
run;
data two;
set one;
length want $50;
want=scan(all,-2,'"');
run;
proc print noobs;run;
all | want |
---|---|
ram is "amazing" | amazing |
shyan needs "/books/lamps" | /books/lamps |
we are "/travellling/" | /travellling/ |
Data one;
input all $50. ;
datalines;
ram is "amazing"
shyan needs "/books/lamps"
we are "/travellling/"
;
run;
data two;
set one;
length want $50;
_k=findc(all,'"','b');
_k1=findc(all,'"')+1;
want=substr(all,_k1, _k-_k1);
drop _k:;
run;
proc print noobs;run;
all | want |
---|---|
ram is "amazing" | amazing |
shyan needs "/books/lamps" | /books/lamps |
we are "/travellling/" | /travellling/ |
Hmm No wonder not participating here enough makes me lose touch consequential in not thinking of the following in the 1st place. Jeez!--
Data one;
input all $50. ;
datalines;
ram is "amazing"
shyan needs "/books/lamps"
we are "/travellling/"
;
run;
data two;
set one;
length want $50;
want=scan(all,-2,'"');
run;
proc print noobs;run;
all | want |
---|---|
ram is "amazing" | amazing |
shyan needs "/books/lamps" | /books/lamps |
we are "/travellling/" | /travellling/ |
@novinosrin wrote:
Hmm No wonder not participating here enough makes me lose touch consequential in not thinking of the following in the 1st place. Jeez!--
Data one; input all $50. ; datalines; ram is "amazing" shyan needs "/books/lamps" we are "/travellling/" ; run; data two; set one; length want $50; want=scan(all,-2,'"'); run; proc print noobs;run;
all want ram is "amazing" amazing shyan needs "/books/lamps" /books/lamps we are "/travellling/" /travellling/
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