Using JMP - SAS

Appendix B Formula Functions Reference 405
Character Functions
If you include a second argument, any and all characters in that argument are taken to be delimiters. For
example, Words("Doe, Jane P.",", .") returns {"Doe","Jane","P"}.
To insert the delimiters argument, click on any argument in the Words function and then click the insert
button on the Formula Editor keypad. Use the delete key on your keyboard or the delete button on
the Formula Editor keypad to remove the delimiters argument. If you do not specify a delimiter, white space
is used as the delimiter. If you define the delimiter as an empty string, each character is treated as a separate
word.
Left, Right
Returns a substring of the left-most or right-most n characters of the string text, respectively. Both functions
also work with lists.
Starts With, Ends With
Returns 1 if whole begins or ends with part, respectively. Returns 0 otherwise. Both functions also work with
lists.
Item
Is different than the Word function because of the way it treats word delimiters. If a delimiter is found
multiple times, or you enter a delimiter with multiple characters, the Word function treats them as a single
delimiter. The Item function uses each delimiter to define a new word position. To compare, suppose a
name is of the form lastname, firstname. The delimiter is a comma followed by a blank, such as:
Item(2, "Layman, Veronica", ", ")
Word(2, "Layman, Veronica", ", ")
The Item function returns a missing value because it treats the comma and blank separately and finds
nothing between them. The Word function treats the comma and blank as a single delimiter and finds
Veronica as the second word.
If you do not specify a delimiter, white space (blank space) is used as the delimiter. If you define the
delimiter as an empty string, each character is treated as a separate item.
Char to Hex, Hex, Hex to Char, Hex to Number
Converts between Hex and other formats.
Hex returns the hexadecimal representation of its argument. If the argument is character (in quotes), then
the result is a character string twice as long containing the hexadecimal codes for the character values. For
example, Hex("A") returns the string 41.
If the argument is numeric and “integer” is specified, the Hex function returns an 8-hexadecimal-character
representation of the integer returned. For example, Hex(12, “integer”) returns the string 0000000C.
Hex to Char converts hexadecimals to characters. The resulting character string might not be valid display
characters. All the characters must be in pairs, in the ranges 0-9,A-Z, and a-z. Blanks and commas are
allowed and skipped.