Hi,
In the attached sheet, I want to read the data into SAS environment and then find all country id with extra space in the beginning or middle.
How to proceed. My output would be country id 222, 223 and 226
Why do you want to have 226 included? There's no blank at the beginning or in the middle, only at the end.
Checking a SAS character variable for trailing blanks makes no sense, as _all_ SAS character variables have trailing blanks (unless they're completely filled). "Empty" character variables contain blanks.
To find the others, you might want to check
if indexc(trim(countryname),' ') > 0;
Why do you want to have 226 included? There's no blank at the beginning or in the middle, only at the end.
Checking a SAS character variable for trailing blanks makes no sense, as _all_ SAS character variables have trailing blanks (unless they're completely filled). "Empty" character variables contain blanks.
To find the others, you might want to check
if indexc(trim(countryname),' ') > 0;
Don't miss out on SAS Innovate - Register now for the FREE Livestream!
Can't make it to Vegas? No problem! Watch our general sessions LIVE or on-demand starting April 17th. Hear from SAS execs, best-selling author Adam Grant, Hot Ones host Sean Evans, top tech journalist Kara Swisher, AI expert Cassie Kozyrkov, and the mind-blowing dance crew iLuminate! Plus, get access to over 20 breakout sessions.
Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.
Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.