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5/7/09 24738 - Search a string for a specified byte using SAS 9.0 functions
Demonstrate some of the ANY functions introduced in SAS 9.0. These functions can be used to replace logic involving the INDEX function. http://support.sas.com/kb/24/738.html, 18KB
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3/19/09 24589 - Concatenation functions in SAS 9.0 and above
Illustrate the new CAT functions for joining text strings. http://support.sas.com/kb/24/589.html, 18KB
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1/28/08 24582 - Combine data sets based upon similar values
Encode character strings using SOUNDEX to aid in combining the data based upon similar but not exact values. http://support.sas.com/kb/24/582.html, 18KB
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11/7/07 24716 - Deleting unprintable characters from character variables
Use character variable functions to remove non-printable characters from character variables. http://support.sas.com/kb/24/716.html, 19KB
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11/1/07 26168 - Concatenate variables prior to SAS 9
Since character variables are padded with blanks up to the length of the variable, the TRIM function is needed to trim those blanks before concatenating to another variable. http://support.sas.com/kb/26/168.html, 17KB
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5/4/07 26160 - Execute a 'chained' lookup using a hash table
Use a hash object to 'chain' through multiple observations to create a new variable containing each 'link' that contributed to the 'chain'. http://support.sas.com/kb/26/160.html, 21KB
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2/15/06 24576 - Capitalize the first letter of every word in a string
Convert a text string into mixed case. http://support.sas.com/kb/24/576.html, 18KB
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1/11/06 25238 - Using the SCAN Function
Suppose you want to produce an alphabetical list by last name, but your NAME variable contains FIRST, possibly a middle initial, and LAST name. The SCAN function makes quick work of this. This tip is from Ron Cody. http://support.sas.com/kb/25/238.html, 19KB
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1/11/06 25218 - Using the MISSING Function from SAS Functions by Example
Ever need to check for a missing value, but you're not sure if the variable is character or numeric? No problem when you use the MISSING function. This tip is from Ron Cody. http://support.sas.com/kb/25/218.html, 19KB
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1/11/06 24850 - Using the PROPCASE function
This tip explains how to use the PROPCASE function to uppercase the first letter of words. http://support.sas.com/kb/24/850.html, 19KB
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