Date:         Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:36:09 +0100
Reply-To:     adolf-a.quast@DB.COM
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Adolf Quast <adolf-a.quast@DB.COM>
Subject:      Antwort: Partial-key matching
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Hello,
 
it seems that you need s. th. like the '=:' operator:
 
Example:
 
 
data TEST ;
 
  key = '45676' ; output ;
  key = '4' ; output ;
  key = '1234354' ; output ;
 
run ;
 
proc print ;
  where key =: '4' ;
run ;
 
proc print ;
  where key =: '12' ;
run ;
 
Greeting
 
     Adolf Quast