Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:48:15 -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
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Oops, error on my part; I did not interpret the problem correctly. Jan's
solution is correct.
Jose
Jose Benuzillo, M.A.
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Cancer Control and Population Sciences
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801.585.6610
-----Original Message-----
From: Spousta Jan [mailto:JSpousta@CSAS.CZ]
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 7:21 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Syntax for string select
Hi Jeff,
try this:
data list fixed /v1 1-50 (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, Boston
Olver, John W. (D-MA, 1st)
Larsen, Rick (D-WA, 2nd)
end data.
string name (A20).
if (index(v1,", ")=index(v1," ")-1) name = substr(v1,1,index(v1,",
")-1).
exe.
Jan
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Hayes, Ph.D. [mailto:jwh_123@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 3:00 PM
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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