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mmkr
Quartz | Level 8

data test;

string='abc_234_knm_dfjkdhf_dfdkf';

run;

 

i want ouput like

 

output_col = knm_dfjkdhf_dfdkf

 

can some one help on this 

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Astounding
PROC Star

I would use:

 

output_col = substr(string, length(scan(string, 1, '_')) + length(scan(string, 2, '_')) + 3);

 

I'm sure those familiar with parsing functions could find something elegant.

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

output_col =scan(string,-1,'_');

mmkr
Quartz | Level 8

it wil come only "dfdkf"

Astounding
PROC Star

I would use:

 

output_col = substr(string, length(scan(string, 1, '_')) + length(scan(string, 2, '_')) + 3);

 

I'm sure those familiar with parsing functions could find something elegant.

mmkr
Quartz | Level 8

THANK YOU SO MUCH !!

Ksharp
Super User
data test;

string='abc_234_knm_dfjkdhf_dfdkf';
x=substr(string,findc(string,'1234567890','b')+1);
put x=;
run;
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