I have some words which is something like "abc % (%)". I want the result like "abc (%)". I tried either "translate" or "tranwrd" function. But the result is "abc % (". I want to know what is the reason for this problem.
Hope someone could help me.
Thanks
data try;
txt1="abc % (%)";
x=translate(txt1, "% (%)", "(%)");
y=tranwrd(txt1, "% (%)", "(%)");
run;
@pengznuc wrote:
I have some words which is something like "abc % (%)". I want the result like "abc (%)". I tried either "translate" or "tranwrd" function. But the result is "abc % (". I want to know what is the reason for this problem.
Hope someone could help me.
Thanks
data try; txt1="abc % (%)"; x=translate(txt1, "% (%)", "(%)"); y=tranwrd(txt1, "% (%)", "(%)"); run;
The TRANWRD() call works fine.
TRANSLATE() is not the function for this as that just replaces individual characters. You call is saying the replace the there characters listed in the last argument with the corresponding first three characters in the first argument. So ( -> % and % -> space and ) -> (.
@pengznuc wrote:
I have some words which is something like "abc % (%)". I want the result like "abc (%)". I tried either "translate" or "tranwrd" function. But the result is "abc % (". I want to know what is the reason for this problem.
Hope someone could help me.
Thanks
data try; txt1="abc % (%)"; x=translate(txt1, "% (%)", "(%)"); y=tranwrd(txt1, "% (%)", "(%)"); run;
The TRANWRD() call works fine.
TRANSLATE() is not the function for this as that just replaces individual characters. You call is saying the replace the there characters listed in the last argument with the corresponding first three characters in the first argument. So ( -> % and % -> space and ) -> (.
thanks a lot
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