Date:         Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:53:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Proc SPELL
Comments: To: Ron Fehd <rjf2@CDC.GOV>

Ron,

I happen to like proc spell's price (no extra charge) a bit better than
what SAS charges for DataFlux (i.e., way out of most of our budgets).

And for most applications where I might need such functionality, proc
spell is sufficient.

However, I agree that its upkeep (or lack of) should really be addressed.

Art
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On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:01:04 -0400, Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)
<rjf2@CDC.GOV> wrote:

>> From: Chris T
>>
>> I love how such a possibly useful procedure was abandoned by SAS.  I
>> just discovered this today, and by way of a few obscure sites on the
>> internet, figured out how to use it.  It's awesome in that it exists,
>> but horrible in that it's annoying in how it functions.  It will help
>> us clean data, that's great.  But, please tell me I'm not the only one
>> that thinks SAS should have an updated version of this procedure.
>>
>> SAS, why are you mean to me?
>> My free text input needs cleansing!!!  :-)
>
>... for which there is a SAS product
>-- also, once upon a time its own company
>   but since, like Lattice, Engulfed and Devoured --
>
>called DataFlux
>
>http://www.dataflux.com/
>
>Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2 at cdc dot gov