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st: comparing strings
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st: comparing strings
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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:55:51 -0400
Hi,
I have two variables name and name1 that contain strings. How can I
compare whether the strings are the same or not?
For example in the same row name can be "John Smith" and name1 can be
"Ray Adams" so they are not the same. Or there can be another row that
both name and name1 are "Jane Gore" so they are the same.
Thank you
Margie
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