Date:         Wed, 9 May 2001 10:31:47 +0200
Reply-To:     CAFO <cafo@INT.TELE.DK>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         CAFO <cafo@INT.TELE.DK>
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Subject:      PROC MATCH

Hi ,

In version 8.2 of SAS a new procedure, PROC MATCH, have been included. The
procedure by default returns af character value through the option
MATCHCODE=. Can this value be interpreted ? If values are equal a perfect
match have been found, but if three rows look like:

    Firstname    Surname    Match_cd
1   Allan           Baad            ABC
2   Alan            Baad            AB9
3   John            Gold            6YK

can you then from then Match_cd-variable interpret, that row 1 and 2 are
almost similar and that they don't at all match row 3 ?

What algorithm gives you a measure of similarity from the Match_cd-variable
?

/ Carsten