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aawve
Calcite | Level 5

Hello,

I have data in the following structure:

InitialStringFirstNumberSecondNumber
14-171417
15-171517
16-171617
14-161416

 

I'm hoping to create a delimited string that contains the full sequence of numbers between "FirstNumber" and "SecondNumber", inclusively, given that the initial string could contain a wide variety of "FirstNumber" and "SecondNumber" values. See desired outcome below:

InitialStringFirstNumberSecondNumberFinalString
14-17141714; 15; 16; 17
15-17151715; 16; 17
16-17161716; 17
14-16141614; 15; 16

 

Please let me know how I might accomplish this task automatically. The simpler, the better. Thank you.

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yabwon
Onyx | Level 15

try this:

data have;
input InitialString	$ FirstNumber SecondNumber;
cards;
14-17	14	17
15-17	15	17
16-17	16	17
14-16	14	16
;
run;
proc print;
run;

data want;
  set have;

  length FinalString $ 200; /* set accordingly to your data */
  do _N_ = FirstNumber to SecondNumber;
    FinalString = catx("; ",FinalString,_N_);
  end;
run;
proc print;
run;

 

Bart

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yabwon
Onyx | Level 15

try this:

data have;
input InitialString	$ FirstNumber SecondNumber;
cards;
14-17	14	17
15-17	15	17
16-17	16	17
14-16	14	16
;
run;
proc print;
run;

data want;
  set have;

  length FinalString $ 200; /* set accordingly to your data */
  do _N_ = FirstNumber to SecondNumber;
    FinalString = catx("; ",FinalString,_N_);
  end;
run;
proc print;
run;

 

Bart

_______________
Polish SAS Users Group: www.polsug.com and communities.sas.com/polsug

"SAS Packages: the way to share" at SGF2020 Proceedings (the latest version), GitHub Repository, and YouTube Video.
Hands-on-Workshop: "Share your code with SAS Packages"
"My First SAS Package: A How-To" at SGF2021 Proceedings

SAS Ballot Ideas: one: SPF in SAS, two, and three
SAS Documentation



aawve
Calcite | Level 5

The solution is simple and worked easily. Thank you.

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