Using ARRAY processing and the SCAN function, pull out words from one string and store them in separate variables.

Note: See Create a separate macro variable for each 'word' in a string for a macro technique using %QSCAN and a %DO %WHILE loop.

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/* Create three new variables by using an ARRAY statement, then use     */
/* the SCAN function to pull the names out of the string and store them */   
/* in the new variables.					        */

/* Create a sample data set */

data one;
  input name $30.;
datalines;
daniel john green
mary jane smith
kathy diane jones
;


data two (drop=name i);
  set one;

 /* The LENGTH statement is used to give each variable a specific length.  */
 /* To give all the variables the same length, specify a length after the  */
 /* $ on the ARRAY statement.                                              */
  
  length first $10 middle $10 last $12;
  array names(3) $ first middle last;
  do i= 1 to 3;
    names(i)=scan(name,i,' ');
  end;
run;

proc print;
run;

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Obs    first     middle    last

 1     daniel    john      green
 2     mary      jane      smith
 3     kathy     diane     jones

Using ARRAY processing and the SCAN function, pull out words from one string and store them in separate variables.

Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> DATA Step Data Management ==> Manipulation and Transformation ==> Array processing

Date Modified:	2007-04-30 03:02:49
Date Created:	2004-09-30 14:09:09

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