Hello,
If the input variable contains a comma, then the containscomma variable should be set to 1:
data _null;
input = "Why, oh why";
if findw(input, ",") > 0 then do; containscomma=1; end;
else containscomma=0;
put containscomma;
run;
It does contains a comma, yet containscomma is set to 0.
Can someone please advise on how I can make the code work as intended?
Findw is a function for finding a word delimited by certain characters. Comma is not a word, it is a delimiter. If you want to find text in another you can use index() - these are all well described in the manual:
data _null;
input = "Why, oh why";
containscomma=ifn(index(input,","),1,0);
put containscomma;
run;
Note I use the binary choise ifn() function to simplfy the code. Also, I do not put an operator after the index, basically if index finds the character then the result is a positive number, hence if positive number=true return first, else second.
Findw is a function for finding a word delimited by certain characters. Comma is not a word, it is a delimiter. If you want to find text in another you can use index() - these are all well described in the manual:
data _null;
input = "Why, oh why";
containscomma=ifn(index(input,","),1,0);
put containscomma;
run;
Note I use the binary choise ifn() function to simplfy the code. Also, I do not put an operator after the index, basically if index finds the character then the result is a positive number, hence if positive number=true return first, else second.
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