data quots;
x='(A,B,C,D,E)';
z=quote(x);
run;
hi guys
I want give quotes for list of letters
desired output
z=('A','B','C','D','E')
The function can only put quotes around the whole argument (read the documentation).
To put quotes around each comma-separated substring within the brackets, you need a DO loop with SCAN and rebuild the string in a new variable.
But there are two important questions: how is the string originally built, and what do you intend to do with it later?
1. Remove the brakets outside;
2. Subtitute " , " as " ',' " ;
3. Concatenate brakets, single quotes and string in step 2;
data quots;
x='(A,B,C,D,E)';
y1=substr(x,2,length(x)-2);
y2=tranwrd(y1,",","','");
z="('"||trim(y2)||"')";
run;
data quots;
length x $ 40;
x='(A,B,C,D,E)';
z=prxchange("s/(\w+)/'\1'/",-1,x);
run;
proc print;run;
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