Date:         Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:05:40 -0600
Reply-To:     bruce johnson <chimanbj@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         bruce johnson <chimanbj@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: inserting (not replacing!) characters into strings
Comments: To: wcw2 <wcw2@cdc.gov>
In-Reply-To:  <200801082002.m08BkNFb009285@malibu.cc.uga.edu>
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It may not be the most elegant, but it works...


data temp;
patientid="28300102";
patid=substr(patientid,1,2)||"-"||substr(patientid,3,2)||"-"||substr(patientid,5);
put _all_;
run;

PATIENTID=28300102 PATID=28-30-0102 _ERROR_=0 _N_=1



On Jan 8, 2008 2:02 PM, wcw2 <wcw2@cdc.gov> wrote:
> sorry....that should be "28-30-0102" on the 2nd line
>