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vasanthz
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Hello,
We have a macro input variable like,
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| %LET INPUT_TEXT = S O M E TEXT; |
All the spaces in the macro variable "INPUT_TEXT" needs to be converted into "<SP>"
For above input the output required would be,
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S<SP>O<SP><SP>M<SP>E<SP>TEXT
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Could you please let me know how to do this,
I tried the below code, but it does not work :S
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OPTIONS SYMBOLGEN MPRINT;
%LET INPUT_TEXT = S O M E TEXT;
%MACRO REPLACE;
%LET OUTPUT_TEXT = %SYSFUNC(TRANWRD("&INPUT_TEXT","<SP>"," "));
%PUT &OUTPUT_TEXT;
%MEND;
%REPLACE; |
Log:
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SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable INPUT_TEXT resolves to S O M E TEXT
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable OUTPUT_TEXT resolves to "S O M E TEXT"
"S O M E TEXT" |
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PeterHolland
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vasanthz
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Hello Peter,
Thanks for the link with the program.
Let me test it. |
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PeterHolland
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TRANWRD(source,target,replacement)
I think you swapped target and replacement. |
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vasanthz
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The solution on the link worked well and solved the issue.
Today I learnt that TRANWRD and TRANSLATE have different order of target and replacement. Eventhough they do almost similar task.
TRANWRD(source,target string,replacement string)
TRANSLATE(source,replacement,target)
Thanks & Regards, |
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