add variables and multiple space

[hhchenfx]

Hi Everyone,

I have few string var1 var2 var3.

I want to add all 3 strings and between each string, I want to have 3 spaces.

I try:      new_var=cats(var1, "   ", var2, "   ", var3)

But it doesn't work.

Any suggestion, please.

Thank you.

HHCFX

[novinosrin · Accepted solution]

use catx

  new_var=catx( "    ", var1,var2,var3)

[andreas_lds]

The function cats uses strip+trim on each argument, so nothing is appended. Using catx - as suggested by @novinosrin - solves the issue.

[singhsahab]

Hello,

You have to use catx function as suggested by novinosrin Sir. or you can use call routine call catx().

data _null_;
length var1 $20.;
var2="Hello";
var3="SAS";
call catx(' ',var1,var2,var3);
put var1=;
run; 

[hhchenfx]

Thanks a lot.
HHC