Hi all,
I am trying to extract the 1st letter or 2nd letter of a postcode depending on its length.
So if a postcode is "G72 7RT" this would be G.
Alternatively, a postcode of "EH12 4GY" would just be EH.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Paul
Test for numeric, and use that for the substr:
data test;
input postcode $10.;
start = substr(postcode,1,anydigit(postcode)-1);
cards;
G72 7RT
EH12 4GY
;
run;
Thanks Kurt
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