Date:         Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:11:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Robert Matthews <rsm@UAB.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Robert Matthews <rsm@UAB.EDU>
Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Subject:      INDEX question

Can someone please offer some insight into this code.  I've used the index
function for years, but when I run this program, I expect the value of L2
and F2 to equal 1.  Yet the values are zero.  I don't understand what is
happening.  Suggestions?

I'm using v8.2 on Win 2k PRO.
data test;

   length lname lname_dmv $20 fname fname_dmv $15;

   input fname lname fname_dmv lname_dmv;


   l1=index(lname_dmv,lname); l2=index(lname,lname_dmv);

   f1=index(fname_dmv,fname); f2=index(fname,fname_dmv);

   put l1= l2= f1= f2= lname= lname_dmv= fname= fname_dmv=;

cards;

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run;