prefix feild values by a tab

[helloSAS]

Hi,

I want to prefix field values with a tab. (NOTE: It cannot be spaces). Currently I'm using below logic.  Field "Sep" should have a vlaue of tab.

Data test;

set qa_accts;
sep=' '; /*** THIS SHOULD BE TAB ***/
ends=''; /** THIS SHOULD BE SPACE **/
var1='V$_dpd';
dpd = actual_dpd;
ltr_variable_data = catx(sep,var1,dpd,ends);

run;

[Jagadishkatam]

Please try tab space with "09"x

Data test;
set qa_accts;
sep='"09"x; /*** THIS SHOULD BE TAB ***/
ends=''; /** THIS SHOULD BE SPACE **/
var1='V$_dpd';
dpd = actual_dpd;
ltr_variable_data = cat(sep,var1,dpd,ends);
run;

, but again if you are concatenating the variables with catx function, this function will strip the blank spaces in the new variable created i.e., ltr_variable_data. so the best way to avoid it is just use cat function instead of catx. It does not strip or trim the spaces and keeps the spaces as is in the new variable.

[helloSAS]

Thanks! I used cat function but var1 is having trailing blanks. How to remove them?

[Reeza]

TRIM() function

https://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrdict/64316/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a000212226.htm

CATT function (vs CAT)

https://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lefunctionsref/63354/HTML/default/viewer.htm#n16y1vyi39...

[Jagadishkatam]

Yes i agree with @Reeza, you could use either of the functions to remove the trailing blanks