Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:02:59 +0800
Reply-To:     Alex Murphy <goladin@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Alex Murphy <goladin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Character Variable Equivalence (NOT case sensitive)
Comments: To: Michael Bryce Herrington <mherrin@g.clemson.edu>
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Hi,

You can use the UPCASE function.

class = UPCASE(raceclass1)

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Michael Bryce Herrington <
mherrin@g.clemson.edu> wrote:

> I have two character variables which I want to use in an if then statement
> like so:
>
>
> if class = raceclass1 then sameclass=*1*;
>
> else sameclass=*0*;
> But Class is in all caps and raceclass is in all lowercase.  How can I get
> around this?  Thanks.
>
> --
> Bryce Herrington
> Clemson University
>



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