Date:         Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:31:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Hal 9000 <9000.hal@gmail.com>
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From:         Hal 9000 <9000.hal@gmail.com>
Subject:      Re: IF THEN
Comments: To: "Lacay, Phebe" <placay@raritanval.edu>
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lose the "then"s. Also, it looks like CNTY is a string variable, so
"missing" would be an empty string ( '' ).

If any(CNTY, '', '999') & STATE = '99' CNTY= '00'.
If any(CNTY, '', '999') & STATE = '99' then CNTY='00'.
If any(CNTY, '', '999') & STATE = '34' then CNTY='88.
exe.

good luck!
-Gary

On 10/23/07, Lacay, Phebe <placay@raritanval.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> It's me again.
>
>
>
> I am trying to do a recode.  I am not sure if I should be doing a DO
> IF??
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> (all are string)
>
> If CNTY=missing or '999' and STATE= '99' then CNTY='00'
>
> If CNTY=missing or '999' and STATE='34' then CNTY='88
>
> If CNTY=missing or '999' and STATE~='34' then CNTY='99'
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Phebe
>
>
>
>
>
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