core/base/mf_wordsinstr1butnotstr2.sas

/**
  @file
  @brief Returns words that are in string 1 but not in string 2
  @details  Compares two space separated strings and returns the words that are
  in the first but not in the second.

  Note - case sensitive!

  Usage:

      %let x= %mf_wordsInStr1ButNotStr2(
        Str1=blah sss blaaah brah bram boo
        ,Str2=   blah blaaah brah ssss
      );

  returns:
  > sss bram boo

  @param [in] str1= () String containing words to extract
  @param [in] str2= () Used to compare with the extract string

  @version 9.2
  @author Allan Bowe

**/

%macro mf_wordsInStr1ButNotStr2(
  Str1= /* string containing words to extract */
  ,Str2= /* used to compare with the extract string */
)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;

%local count_base count_extr i i2 extr_word base_word match outvar;
%if %length(&str1)=0 or %length(&str2)=0 %then %do;
  %put base string (str1)= &str1;
  %put compare string (str2) = &str2;
  %return;
%end;
%let count_base=%sysfunc(countw(&Str2));
%let count_extr=%sysfunc(countw(&Str1));

%do i=1 %to &count_extr;
  %let extr_word=%scan(&Str1,&i,%str( ));
  %let match=0;
  %do i2=1 %to &count_base;
    %let base_word=%scan(&Str2,&i2,%str( ));
    %if &extr_word=&base_word %then %let match=1;
  %end;
  %if &match=0 %then %let outvar=&outvar &extr_word;
%end;

  &outvar

%mend mf_wordsInStr1ButNotStr2;