dummy variable based on string

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I want to search through a character variable, find all of the observations that have the word "internet" and insert a 1 into the dummy variable created for those observations. Really I just need help searching one column for a string, but I cant find a function that I can reference a single column to.

Did you look very hard at the [documentation](http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/allprodslang/63337/HTML/default/viewer.htm#titlepage.htm)? Perhaps the `INDEX` or `FIND` functions? — Joe, Aug 19 '13 at 16:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 19 '13 at 17:01

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Try:

indicator_var = index(variable, "string")

edited Aug 19 '13 at 17:01

Ferdinand.kraft

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answered Aug 19 '13 at 16:43

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