https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Where-is-this-in-the-SAS-documentation/m-p/61890#M13473 It's under "Comparison Operators" in base SAS<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrcon.hlp/a000780367.htm" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrcon.hlp/a000780367.htm</A> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:28:29 GMT Doc_Duke 2008-11-18T17:28:29Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Where-is-this-in-the-SAS-documentation/m-p/61889#M13472 Does anyone know where this is documented?<BR /> <BR /> Data data2 ;<BR /> Set data1 ;<BR /> If var1 eq<B> :’text’</B> ;<BR /> Run ;<BR /> <BR /> What does the ‘:’ before the text string do that causes it to look for the text string ‘text’ in the variable?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks.<BR /> Timothy Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:54:57 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Where-is-this-in-the-SAS-documentation/m-p/61889#M13472 deleted_user 2008-11-18T14:54:57Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Where-is-this-in-the-SAS-documentation/m-p/61890#M13473 It's under "Comparison Operators" in base SAS<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrcon.hlp/a000780367.htm" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrcon.hlp/a000780367.htm</A> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:28:29 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Where-is-this-in-the-SAS-documentation/m-p/61890#M13473 Doc_Duke 2008-11-18T17:28:29Z