The INDEX function, as in:
data list list /var1 (a10).
begin data
3050abc
3052abc
3050def
3053abc
3050ghi
end data.
compute newvar=index(var1, "3050")=1.
list.
*index(var1,"3050")=1 returns true if the value begins with 3050.
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Subject: "Starts with" shorthand?
In SAS, "=:" means "starts with". Is there a shortcut like this available in SPSS? I realize that SUBSTR and other options are available in both programs.
Example: In a health claims database, to find all principal diagnosis codes beginning with "3050" and allowing any (or no) 5th digit:
In SAS --> IF prindiag=: '3050' THEN var1=1;
In SPSS --> IF SUBSTR(prindiag,1,4) = '3050' var1=1.
Thanks in advance.
-David
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