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Sheeba
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

How to check for the existence of a particular value in a character variable in SAS data set?


I have a data set named tracker which has a character variable proj name.....How do I check if the current project name is existing in the tracker.

I have captured the project name using the macro variable, _clientprojectname.

How do i check whether that value exist on the tracker data set?

Regards,

Sheeba Swaminathan

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

%let value_exists=0;

data _null_;

    set tracker;

    if proj_name="&_clientprojectname" then call symputx('value_exists',1);

run;

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Paige Miller

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