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Character values
This section illustrates
the flexibility that SAS provides for manipulating character values.
In addition to the functions that are described in this section, the
following character functions are also frequently used:
COMPBL
removes multiple blanks
from a character string.
COMPRESS
removes specified character(s)
from the source.
INDEX
searches the source
data for a pattern of characters.
LOWCASE
converts all letters
in an argument to lowercase.
RIGHT
right-aligns the source.
SUBSTR
extracts a group of
characters.
TRANSLATE
replaces specific characters
in a character expression.
UPCASE
returns the source
data in uppercase.
The INDEX and UPCASE
functions are discussed in Acting ...
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