concatenating two variable

[ed_sas_member]

Hi @souji 

In addition to adding a LENGTH statement, you also need to manage the leading and trailing blanks of each variable to concatenate. You can use the STRIP() function to do that.

data staff;
	length JobCategory $3.;
	JobCategory='FA';
	JobLevel='1';
	JobCategory=strip(JobCategory)||strip(JobLevel);
run;

Best,

[SASKiwi]

Or if you prefer, the CATS function:

data staff;
	length JobCategory $3.;
	JobCategory='FA';
	JobLevel='1';
	JobCategory=cats(JobCategory, JobLevel);
run;

[souji]

Thank You