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Fluorite | Level 6

Hi there, I am trying to use kcompress to remove symbols like , and ' but keep special characters like ā in - I can't see any modifier combo that would be able to deal with this - any ideas?

 

Thanks for your help

 

 

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whymath
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10
data test;
  x="remove symbols like , and ' but keep special characters like ā in";
  y=kcompress(x,",'");
  put y=;
run;

y=remove symbols like  and  but keep special characters like ā in

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whymath
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10
data test;
  x="remove symbols like , and ' but keep special characters like ā in";
  y=kcompress(x,",'");
  put y=;
run;

y=remove symbols like  and  but keep special characters like ā in

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