Ohh Okay I did not know that scan get you inbetween I used two scans to get it like this

if Substr(lbstresu,3,1) = "^" then digit = Strip( Scan(Scan(lbstresu,1,"/"),-1,"^") );

thanks any way Ya for the solution

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Ya Huang <ya.huang@amylin.com> wrote:

> 60 data _null_; > 61 a="10^12/L"; > 62 mid=input(scan(a,2,'^/'),best.); > 63 put mid=; > 64 run; > > mid=12 > NOTE: DATA statement used: > > > On Thu, 29 May 2008 15:11:48 -0400, SAS_learner <proccontents@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > >hello all , > > > >I have lab units value like these 10^9/L, 10^12/L I am trying to insert > >{Super in front of the ^ so that it appears the way I want it in the > Report > >for that I using Code like this but this is not enough as it is messing up > >the the 10^12/L > > > >if Substr(lbstresu,3,1) = "^" > > then lbstresu1 = Strip(Substr(lbstresu,1,2)) !!"^{super > >"!!Strip(Substr(lbstresu,4,1))!!"}" !!Strip(Substr(lbstresu,5)) ; */; > > > >if lbstresu1 ^= " " then lbstresu = lbstresu1; > > > >Any Idea how to capture the values inbedtween ^ and /L , I do not think I > >can write too many if conditions using the hard coded values > > > >thanks for your time and help >