Date:         Wed, 1 Nov 2000 16:31:27 EST
Reply-To:     Bernard Tremblay <imaginasys@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bernard Tremblay <imaginasys@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: remove extra space in character string
Comments: To: kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM
Comments: cc: mxu@AMGEN.COM
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Hi Karsteen & Xu,

       Just try the function COMPBL it removes extra spaces in a text.

        As simple as that!

          Regards,

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>From: kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM
>Reply-To: kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM
>To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Subject: Re: remove extra space in character string
>Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 12:33:02 -0800
>
>on Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 10:54:19AM -0800, Xu, Meifen (mxu@AMGEN.COM) wrote:
> > Hello, there:
> >
> > I have a character variable with most character string looking very
>regular.
> > But there are a few strings among the words having more than one space.
>I
> > certainly want to eliminate these extra space and tried translate(var, '
>',
> > '   '). It turned to me it does not work out. I don't think compress can
> > function at this case because between words one  space needed for sure.
> >
> > Here is the string that I want to deal with:
> >
> > My    leg     was    injured.          this is original one.
> >
> > I like it looking like:
> >
> > My leg was injured.
>
>     s/  *// /g
>
>...Damn!  Wrong list!! <g>
>
>...the mad evangelist strikes again...
>
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