How to include a blank space in my output

[knveraraju91]

Dear ,

 By using the following code I need output for AESERN variable for observations 3 and 4 as Yes (1) and Yes (1,2). But my output is without space between the 'YES' and parenthesis. Please help in my code.

My output=Yes(1) and Yes(1,2)

data one;
input AESER $ AESDTH $ AESLIFE $ AESHOSP $ AESCONG $ AESDISAB $ AESMIE $ INFECDIS $;
datalines;
N N N N N N N N
Y N N N N N N N
Y Y N N N N N N
Y Y Y N N N N N
;
run;

data TWO;
length AESERN $20;
set one;
array AESP {7} $ AESDTH -- INFECDIS;
array POS {7} $1 ;
drop I POS:;
AESERN =ifc( AESER = 'N' , 'No', 'Yes');
if AESERN = 'Yes' and whichc('Y', of AESP[*]) then do;
do I = 1 to 7;
if AESP[I]='Y' then POS[I]=cat(I);
end;
AESERN = cats(AESERN, '(', catx(',', of POS[*]), ')');
end;
run;

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi,
I suggest you look up the way that the CATS and CATX functions work. Specificatlly, for CATS, which is your outer function call. CATS will strip both leading and trailing blanks from the string being generated. You might want to investigate other functions. For example, the simple CAT function, which operates differently than CATS.

cynthia

[slchen]

cats remove leading and trailing blank, catt remove trailing blank. So, try this:

AESERN = catt(AESERN, ' (', catx(',', of POS[*]), ')');

[knveraraju91]

Thank you very much