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hhchenfx
Barite | Level 11

Hi,

 

I want to take all records from the below file out where name variable as a certain phrase like "abc1". 

In the file the new file will contain record 2 and 3 in the file below.

 

Thank you so much.

 

HHC

 

 

Data have;
input name $ 20.;
datalines;
cost_ab
value_abc1
textabc12_x
testabc
; run;

 

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nehalsanghvi
Pyrite | Level 9

You can use 'contains' in a where statement:

 

data have2;

set have;

where name contains 'abc1';

run;

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nehalsanghvi
Pyrite | Level 9

You can use 'contains' in a where statement:

 

data have2;

set have;

where name contains 'abc1';

run;

Shmuel
Garnet | Level 18

You can use either function contains, as proposed by @nehalsanghvi

or if index(name,'abc1') > 0

 

in case you are looking for digits in name you can use:

if indexc(name,'012345678') > 0

hhchenfx
Barite | Level 11
Thanks a lot for your suggestions.
HHC

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