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Extracting a string in SAS

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steelspirit Posted messages 275 Registration date   Status Member -
```sas
data _null_;
variable = "arc hdg"; /* Remplacez par votre variable */
last_three = substr(variable, length(variable) - 2);
put last_three=;
run;
```

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    steelspirit Posted messages 275 Registration date   Status Member 80
     
    x=substr(var,length(var)-2,3);

    if you always have spaces in your string you can also do:

    x=scan(var,-1);

    Steel

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