Date:         Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:34:53 -0600
Reply-To:     "Jose G. Benuzillo" <jose.benuzillo@hci.utah.edu>
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From:         "Jose G. Benuzillo" <jose.benuzillo@hci.utah.edu>
Subject:      Re: Syntax for string select
Comments: To: jeff_hayes@stratalys.com
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This strips out the first word of a text string if that word ends with a
comma.

DATA LIST Fixed /var1 1-60 (A).
BEGIN DATA
Daschle, Tom (D-SD)
Oberstar, James L. (DFL-MN, 8th)
Boswell, Leonard L. (D-IA, 3rd)
Committee on Financial Services
Committee on Agriculture
Olver, John W. (D-MA, 1st)
Larsen, Rick (D-WA, 2nd)
END DATA.


STRING var2(A35).
COMPUTE var2=LTRIM(SUBSTR(var1,INDEX(var1,',')+1)).
EXECUTE.

Jose


Jose Benuzillo, M.A.
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Cancer Control and Population Sciences
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801.585.6610


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Hayes, Ph.D. [mailto:jwh_123@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 7:00 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Syntax for string select

Hi,

Can anyone help me with the syntax for creating a new string variable
that
strips out the first word of a text string if that word ends with a
comma.  So
assuming the below vector (TEXT) ...

Daschle, Tom (D-SD)
Oberstar, James L. (DFL-MN, 8th)
Boswell, Leonard L. (D-IA, 3rd)
Committee on Financial Services
Committee on Agriculture
Olver, John W. (D-MA, 1st)
Larsen, Rick (D-WA, 2nd)

The syntax would produce the below vector (NEWTEXT) ...

Daschle
Oberstar
Boswell


Oliver
Larsen

Any help is appreciated!

Cheers,
Jeff




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