STNAMEL Function

Converts state postal codes to mixed case state names.

Category:

State and ZIP Code

Syntax

STNAMEL(postal-code)

Required Argument

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

If the STNAMEL function returns a value to a variable that has not yet been assigned a length, by default the variable is assigned a length of 20.

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

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.

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.

Example

The following examples show the differences when using STFIPS, STNAME, and STNAMEL.

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