data work.ds;
input my_string $1-50;
datalines;
World/Europe*Spain/Madrid
World/Europe*France/Paris
World/Latin-America/Argentina/Buenos Aires
World/Latin-America*Peru/Lima
;
run;
data work.ds_scan_slash;
set work.ds;
my_scan_slash = scan(my_string, 3,'*');
run;
Required Output
my_string | my_scan_slash | |
---|---|---|
1 | World/Europe/Spain/Madrid | Spain |
2 | World/Europe/France/Paris | France |
3 | World/Latin-America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | Argentina |
4 | World/Latin-America/Peru/Lima | Peru |
Hi Anandkvn,
All you need to do is add / to your list of separators:
data work.ds_scan_slash;
set work.ds;
my_scan_slash = scan(my_string, 3,'/*');
run;
Hope this helps.
@LeonidBatkhan's answer is a good one.
You could also translate the '*' to a '/" and then scan. Like this:
data work.ds;
input my_string $1-50;
datalines;
World/Europe*Spain/Madrid
World/Europe*France/Paris
World/Latin-America/Argentina/Buenos Aires
World/Latin-America*Peru/Lima
;
run;
data work.ds_scan_slash;
set work.ds;
My_String = TRANSLATE(My_String, '/', '*');
my_scan_slash = scan(my_string, 3,'/');
run;
Jim
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