Date:         Mon, 17 Mar 1997 11:33:00 PST
Reply-To:     "Dann, Alec" <DannA@WASHPOST.COM>
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From:         "Dann, Alec" <DannA@WASHPOST.COM>
Subject:      FW: Macrovariable "in( <list>)" comparison method?

Seems you already have the answer.  Why not try:
 
trim(left("&x")) in( 'value1', 'value2',..., 'valuen' )
 
Code above assumes case is not an issue and that 'value1' - 'valuen' have
no leading or trailing blanks.
 
Alec Dann
danna@washpost.com
 
 
 
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From the "there's got to be a better way" department:
 
Would either of you SAS-L types who aren't already at or en-route to San
Diego have, and would you be willing to share, a slick way of testing a
macrovariable value against several possible matches -- the equivalent
of:
 
    x in( 'value1', 'value2',..., 'valuen' )
 
...in the good ole' data step.
 
Muchos gracias.