I have a variable which has data like
IE_INCL001G_9
IE_INCL001G_4
IE_INCL001G_19
IE_EXCL001G_3
IE_EXCL001G_1
I need data like INCL_09,.......EXCL_01, so need to extract INCL and EXCL and numbers at last with format as 2. means 9 should be 09.
any help please
one way to do this
data have;
input var $20.;
datalines;
IE_INCL001G_9
IE_INCL001G_4
IE_INCL001G_19
IE_EXCL001G_3
IE_EXCL001G_1
;
data want;
set have;
newvar= cats(substr(scan(var,2,"_"),1,4),put(input(scan(var,3,"_"),2.),z2.));
run;
one way to do this
data have;
input var $20.;
datalines;
IE_INCL001G_9
IE_INCL001G_4
IE_INCL001G_19
IE_EXCL001G_3
IE_EXCL001G_1
;
data want;
set have;
newvar= cats(substr(scan(var,2,"_"),1,4),put(input(scan(var,3,"_"),2.),z2.));
run;
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