BookmarkSubscribeRSS Feed
🔒 This topic is solved and locked. Need further help from the community? Please sign in and ask a new question.
teja5959
Obsidian | Level 7

having data 

    a             b

1148           arm

1149           leg

1150          arm;leg;trunk

1151        arm; leg

 

i want data 

 

a                 b                               c

1148          arm                           arm

1149           leg                            leg 

1150          arm;leg;trunk             arm

1150         arm;leg;trunk              leg 

1150         arm;leg;trunk              trunk

1151         arm;leg                       arm

1151          arm;leg                       leg

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Accepted Solutions
PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Do like this

 

data have;
input a $ b:$20.;
datalines4;
1148 arm
1149 leg
1150 arm;leg;trunk
1151 arm;leg
;;;;

data want(drop=i);
   set have;
   do i = 1 to countw(b, ';');
      c = scan(b, i, ';');
      output;
   end;
run;

View solution in original post

1 REPLY 1
PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Do like this

 

data have;
input a $ b:$20.;
datalines4;
1148 arm
1149 leg
1150 arm;leg;trunk
1151 arm;leg
;;;;

data want(drop=i);
   set have;
   do i = 1 to countw(b, ';');
      c = scan(b, i, ';');
      output;
   end;
run;

hackathon24-white-horiz.png

2025 SAS Hackathon: There is still time!

Good news: We've extended SAS Hackathon registration until Sept. 12, so you still have time to be part of our biggest event yet – our five-year anniversary!

Register Now

How to Concatenate Values

Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.

Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.

SAS Training: Just a Click Away

 Ready to level-up your skills? Choose your own adventure.

Browse our catalog!

Discussion stats
  • 1 reply
  • 761 views
  • 0 likes
  • 2 in conversation