Hi guys,
I just got a question, need your help: letter case in SAS seems making difference, at least in the case of "if...(then)". Look at this example:
data _t_;
input ID Name$ bloodtype$ Weight;
if bloodtype='a';
cards;
3 kelly a 120
4 brown A 200
;
run;
the result has only 1 line (3 kelly a 120).
if I change 'a' to 'A', then I get another line (4 brown A 200).
both didn't give me a result of all 2 lines.
does this mean, in some cases, letter case matters?
thanks,
In your code case doesn't matter.
For variable values then it does matter.
This means you can do the following and it won't make a difference:
prOC MEAns data=SAShelP.ClasS;
ruN;
But when testing strings and comparison, then a variable value of 'a' is different than 'A'
if var1='a' then ...;
is different than
if var1='A' then..;
Solution, when making string comparisons, upcase or lowcase the strings before comparison.
if upcase(var1)='A' then..
In your code case doesn't matter.
For variable values then it does matter.
This means you can do the following and it won't make a difference:
prOC MEAns data=SAShelP.ClasS;
ruN;
But when testing strings and comparison, then a variable value of 'a' is different than 'A'
if var1='a' then ...;
is different than
if var1='A' then..;
Solution, when making string comparisons, upcase or lowcase the strings before comparison.
if upcase(var1)='A' then..
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