https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Help-with-a-function/m-p/854760#M37670 <P>I have a nice exercise for you:</P> <P>Go here&nbsp;<A href="https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/lefunctionsref/p1q8bq2v0o11n6n1gpij335fqpph.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dictionary of Functions and CALL Routines</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>Then look for functions the name of which indicates that they are for COUNTing. You will find what you're looking for.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This exercise will enhance your documentation-fu.</P> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:22:58 GMT Kurt_Bremser 2023-01-20T08:22:58Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Help-with-a-function/m-p/854751#M37669 <P>Can anyone suggest or know a function which could search a word or a string from a data.</P> <P>for eg: Kirito is interested in SAS And SAS is Amazing. SAS uses proc sql. I am a new user of SAS. SAS made analysis of data easier.&nbsp;</P> <P>Now I want to know how many times SAS occurred in the paragraph above.</P> <P>What function should I use?</P> <P>Thank in advance for all the contributors.</P> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 07:16:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Help-with-a-function/m-p/854751#M37669 Kirito1 2023-01-20T07:16:35Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Help-with-a-function/m-p/854760#M37670 <P>I have a nice exercise for you:</P> <P>Go here&nbsp;<A href="https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/lefunctionsref/p1q8bq2v0o11n6n1gpij335fqpph.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dictionary of Functions and CALL Routines</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>Then look for functions the name of which indicates that they are for COUNTing. You will find what you're looking for.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This exercise will enhance your documentation-fu.</P> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:22:58 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Help-with-a-function/m-p/854760#M37670 Kurt_Bremser 2023-01-20T08:22:58Z