Date:         Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:25:20 -0400
Reply-To:     Catherine Ward <CWard@ACCORDANT.NET>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Catherine Ward <CWard@ACCORDANT.NET>
Subject:      Character Strings & PROC FORMAT
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All,

Below is a code excerpt.  Is there a way to denote a difference between
these two ranges in a character format?

        value $Grp
                '000  '-'999  '                         = 'Facility Charge'
                '00100'-'01999'                                 =
'Anesthesia'

Because other data contain letters, I can not simply convert the field to
numeric.  The field is limited to a length of 5 characters.

Thanks in advance!

Cathy