match_abb {censable}

Try to Match to State Abbreviation

Description

Searches for an exact match and offers the best match if no exact match

Usage

match_abb(state)

Arguments

state

character with state FIPS, Abbreviation, Name, or ANSI

Value

Abbreviation if a match is found or character(0) if no match is found

Examples

match_abb('NY')
match_abb('01')