I am losing an innumerable amount of hair folicals over this one...

I have a query where I am attempting to validate/reconcile a number of columns. One of these columns is based on a name value.

For some reason I can compare the two on an EQ level but not a contain. IE:

FNAME FNAME_2 EQ CONTAINS
Bob Bob true false
Bobbi Bob false false

TABLE FILE NAME
PRINT *
COMPUTE CONT/I11 = IF FNAME CONTAINS FNAME_2 THEN 1 ELSE 0;
END

Any Help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Gary

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kerry,

Maybe something like this:

DEFINE FILE CAR
  XCOUNTRY/A10 WITH COUNTRY = 'ITAL';
END

TABLE FILE CAR
  PRINT
    COUNTRY
    XCOUNTRY
    COMPUTE FLDLEN/I3 = ARGLEN(10, XCOUNTRY, 'I3');    
    COMPUTE COMP2/I3  =  POSIT(COUNTRY, 10, XCOUNTRY, FLDLEN, 'I3');
END

What is the size of the fields ?

If FNAME_2 and FNAME are the same size, then the contains will not work.

You can try POSIT.

-* Write out a master to read the TMP_COMP list
EX -LINES 7 EDAPUT MASTER,TMP_COMP,CV,FILE
FILENAME=TMP_COMP, SUFFIX=FIX,$
SEGNAME=TMP_COMP, $
  FIELD=FNAME    ,ALIAS=  ,A6 ,A6 ,$
  FIELD=FNAME_2  ,ALIAS=  ,A6 ,A6 ,$
  FIELD=TEST_EQ  ,ALIAS=  ,A5 ,A5 ,$
  FIELD=TEST_CONT,ALIAS=  ,A5 ,A5 ,$

-* Write out data
EX -LINES 3 EDAPUT FOCTEMP,TMP_COMP,CV,FILE
Bob   Bob   true false
Bobbi Bob   falsefalse

FILEDEF TMP_COMP DISK tmp_comp.ftm (LRECL 22 RECFM V

-RUN

TABLE FILE TMP_COMP
PRINT *
COMPUTE CONT/I11 = IF FNAME CONTAINS FNAME_2 THEN 1 ELSE 0;
COMPUTE CONT/I11 = IF POSIT(FNAME,6,FNAME_2,ARGLEN(6,FNAME_2,'I1'),'I1') GT 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0;
END

A thousand Thank You's!!!

Works like a charm!