Using Length and Substr function only how can i extract age from the data ?

[vishalrajpoot3]

Will someone provide me the solution for subjected problem with the below data, I want to extract age from the below data using 'Length' and 'Substr' function.

Data test;
input nameage $10.;
datalines;
Ram24
Albertaa26
Bob85
AB23
;
run;

[PaigeMiller]

Show us the code you have already tried.

[Astounding]

Do you want the extracted age to be character or numeric?

Are you being forced to use the tools you mentioned?  They're not the best ones for the job.  Using those only might force you to assume that the age is always two digits long.

[vishalrajpoot3]

I want age in numeric, yes only for this scenario age is only two digit long.  

[Kurt_Bremser]

length() is not needed and actually dangerous (think of kids and centenarians).

Use anydigit() to find the first occurence of a digit, and substr() from there.

[akash1088 · Accepted solution]

Hi Vishal,

Age=input(substr(nameage,length(nameage)-1),8.);

In this way you can use substr and length function both.If you are sure about that age is coming as a last 2 digit.