Hi ,
I have a column called USRFLD and it has all the code values like BH003, AC980 etc.. But unfortunately there is a data issue and it populates the phone number for few rows. I need to remove those records .
ID USRFLD
1 BH003
2 780-000-000
3 AC980
4 BH005
5 780-000-000
want:
ID USRFLD
1 BH003
2
3 AC980
4 BH005
5
Thanks for your help.
data have;
input ID USRFLD :$12. ;
cards;
1 BH003
2 780-000-000
3 AC980
4 BH005
5 780-000-000
;
/*To remove the record*/
data want;
set have;
where not prxmatch('/(\d{3}-){2}\d{3,4}/', USRFLD);
run;
/*To change to blank*/
data want;
set have;
USRFLD=prxchange('s/(\d{3}-){2}\d{3,4}/ /', -1, USRFLD);
run;
data have;
input ID USRFLD :$12. ;
cards;
1 BH003
2 780-000-000
3 AC980
4 BH005
5 780-000-000
;
/*To remove the record*/
data want;
set have;
where not prxmatch('/(\d{3}-){2}\d{3,4}/', USRFLD);
run;
/*To change to blank*/
data want;
set have;
USRFLD=prxchange('s/(\d{3}-){2}\d{3,4}/ /', -1, USRFLD);
run;
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