Date:         Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:05:49 -0400
Reply-To:     Karen Olson <karen.olson@TCH.HARVARD.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Karen Olson <karen.olson@TCH.HARVARD.EDU>
Subject:      Re: another rxparse question

Here is an example of what I'd expect to see if I stick to the notion that
groups of letters (with or w/o a period amongst them) are words and any
other character or space separates words.

Start with this:

cough/fever/chest congestion
cough,fever
s.t., headache
st,fever
viral sx's
r/o viral syndrome
s.t/sob
sore throat
sorethroat

End up with this:

cough
fever
chest
congestion
cough
fever
s.t.
headache
st
fever
viral
sx
s
r
o
viral
syndrome
s.t
sob
sore
throat
sorethroat