| Functions and CALL Routines under UNIX |
Replaces specific characters in a character expression.
| Category: |
Character
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| UNIX specifics: |
to and from arguments are required
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| See: |
TRANSLATE Function in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
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TRANSLATE(source,to-1,from-1<,...to-n,from-n>)
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Note: This version is a simplified version of the TRANSLATE
function syntax. For the complete syntax and its explanation, see the TRANSLATE
function in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/61991/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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source
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specifies a constant, variable, or expression
that contains the original character value.
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to
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specifies the characters that you want TRANSLATE
to use as substitutes.
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from
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specifies the characters that you want TRANSLATE
to replace.
Under UNIX, you must specify pairs of to and from arguments,
and you
can use a comma as a placeholder.
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