Date:         Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:51:58 +0100
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From:         Peter Crawford <peter.crawford@DB.COM>
Subject:      wildcards
Comments: To: lars.ladfors@telia.com
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if only those specific values of BDIAG1 are wanted and there are other values to
be ignored like 767b, then you can use use
plexus=(BDIAG1 in('767', '767a', '767b', '767cg') );

If 767* means 767 followed by anything including blank and null then
plexus=(BDIAG1=:'767');

that : implies use just the length of the value on the right hand side.




Datum:         16.02.2000 11:38
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Antwort an:    lars.ladfors@telia.com

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I want to make a new variable (plexus=1) if BDIAG1 is 767 or 767a or
767ab or 767cg and so on.

data mfr.s;
set mfr.plexus;
plexus=(BDIAG1='767**');
run;
This is not working
How to express 767* in SAS language?
BDIAG is $5

Yours

Lars