Date:         Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:35:11 -0700
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From:         shanky <shankardasm@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: A DATASET QUESTION - UPDATED PROBLEM - NOT A CLEANED DATA
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Hi Rathindronath,

You could try:

data Need;
varun=upcase(varun);
if index(varun,'ONGO') gt 0  or index(varun,'O/G') gt 0 or
index(varun,'ONGOING') gt 0 then vary='a'; else vary='b';
run;


Shankar