Trying to use where statement Like 'R%' but how to get ending with letter A?
where prxMatch("/^R.*A$/i", myVariable) > 0;
Use variable_name LIKE 'R%A';
Below I am creating a dataset which data consist start with R and end with A.
Code to create sample data set "
data demo;
input name $;
datalines;
RITA
SITA
NITA
RASHNA
KAVITA
;
RUN;
code to search letter start with R and end with A.
PROC PRINT DATA =DEMO;
WHERE NAME LIKE 'R%A';
RUN;
Thankyou very much for your reply
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