Functions and CALL Routines under OpenVMS

TRANSLATE Function: OpenVMS

Replaces specific characters in a character expression.

Category:	Character
OpenVMS specifics:	Pairs of to and from arguments are optional
See:	TRANSLATE Function in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
Details

Syntax

TRANSLATE(source,to-1,from-1<,...to-n,from-n>)

source: specifies the SAS expression that contains the original character value.
to: specifies the characters that you want TRANSLATE to use as substitutes.
from: specifies the characters that you want TRANSLATE to replace.

Under OpenVMS, you do not have to provide pairs of to and from arguments. However, if you do not use pairs, you must supply a comma as a placeholder.