Date:         Wed, 16 Feb 2000 15:37:55 +0100
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From:         Peter Crawford <peter.crawford@DB.COM>
Subject:      Antwort: wildcards
Comments: To: Howard_Schreier@ita.doc.gov, lars.ladfors@telia.com
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You are right
175  data test;
176    a= '123' ;
177    if a =: '1234' then b='Howard_Schreier@ita.doc.gov' ;
178                   else b='Peter.Crawford@db.com' ;
179   put _all_ ;
180  run;

A=123 B=Howard_Schreier@ita.doc.gov _ERROR_=0 _N_=1
NOTE: The data set WORK.TEST has 1 observations and 2 variables.
NOTE: The DATA statement used 0.18 seconds.

my apols to the list, in particular lars.ladfors@telia.com.

My thanks and appreciation to 'Howard_Schreier@ita.doc.gov' ;
The above test demos his point that =: uses the shorter length



Datum:         16.02.2000 14:24
An:            Peter Crawford/Zentrale/DeuBaExt



Betreff:       wildcards
Nachrichtentext:



> plexus=(BDIAG1=:'767');

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

Not exactly. If BDIAG1 had length <3, both sides would be truncated prior to
comparison.