Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 06:54:35 -0700
Reply-To: Pete Lund <pete.lund@NWCSR.COM>
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From: Pete Lund <pete.lund@NWCSR.COM>
Subject: Re: Count the number of " - "
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Hi Graeme-
Use the COMPRESS function to squish out the dashes and compare the length
before and after:
data _null_;
fn = "QSM001A-01-0007-b1-50-PRECON.csv";
NumDashes = length(fn) - length(compress(fn,'-'));
put NumDashes=;
run;
NumDashes=5
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-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of
Graeme Kirton
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 6:55 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Count the number of " - "
Can anyone tell me if there's a quick way to count the number of " - " in
the
following string. Im trying to do an error check on the filename. EG if the
number of " - " doesn't equal five then STOP.
The names of the filenames do change.
QSM001A-01-0007-b1-50-PRECON.csv
Cheers
Graeme
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