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Functions and CALL Routines

STNAME Function



Converts state postal codes to uppercase state names.
Category: State and ZIP Code

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Comparisons
Examples
See Also

Syntax

STNAME(postal-code)


Arguments

postal-code

specifies a character expression that contains the two-character standard state postal code. Characters can be mixed case. The function ignores trailing blanks, but generates an error if the expression contains leading blanks.


Details

The STNAME function converts a two-character state postal code (or world-wide GSA geographic code for U.S. territories) to the corresponding state name in uppercase.

Note:   For Version 6, the maximum length of the value that is returned is 200 characters. For Version 7 and beyond, the maximum length is 20 characters.   [cautionend]


Comparisons

The STFIPS, STNAME, and STNAMEL functions take the same argument but return different values. STFIPS returns a numeric U.S. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code. STNAME returns an uppercase state name. STNAMEL returns a mixed case state name.


Examples

SAS Statements Results
fips=stfips ('NC');
put fips;
 
37
state=stname('NC');
put state;
 
NORTH CAROLINA
state=stnamel('NC');
put state;
 
North Carolina


See Also

Functions:

FIPNAME Function

FIPNAMEL Function

FIPSTATE Function

STFIPS Function

STNAMEL Function

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