Paul Dorfman wrote: > Richard, > > I would abstain from using the function at all if your purpose is > indeed to return the state from the first 3 zip digits, the reason > being two-fold: ... > Hence I have to take issue with your description of what the function > (zipstate) > does. It accepts the full zip as its argument for a reason - a full > zip corresponds to a unique state.

I was quoting the ZIPSTATE documentation vis-a-vis the 3zip->state mapping.

> 2. The function does not validate zip codes. Hence, if you need > accuracy (and I presume you do) you had better use sashelp.zipcode to > emulate the function via a format or hash, which would tangentially > also eliminate the log notes issue you started with.

Thanks for the tip and the link.

Best,

Richard