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SAS - Find

What is it?

Find Example:


 Find Example:



Data work.my_data_file;

    string_variable = "Roses are red, violets are blue";
    Result_1 = find(string_variable,"violets");
run;



What's happening in the script above?

  • The find function locates the starting position of a substring


Find Examples:

Variable Input Output Description
Result 1 Roses are red, violets are blue 16 Find locates the starting point

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