Find in string: @wfind

[dagfinnrime]

Hi,

I would like to search for a term in a string, and then do some actions. Example:

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%barclay_list = "AUD CAD" for %ccy AUD CAD CHF EUR if @wfind(%barclay_list,%ccy)>0 then fetch(d=Barclays) *_{%ccy} else fetch(d=wmreuters) *_{%ccy} endif next

This doesn't work. It never finds hit in the %barclay_list.

From an attempt with using @wkeep(%barclay_list,%ccy)=%ccy I learned that it doesn't really read the %barclay_list at all. Why?

When I do the following it works:

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@wfind("AUD CAD",%ccy)>0

Thanks in advance,
Dagfinn

[EViews Gareth]

Looks like it works to me:

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create u 100 %barclay_list = "aud cad" table a !i=1 for %ccy aud cad chf eur if @wfind(%barclay_list, %ccy) > 0 then a(!i,1) = %ccy !i=!i+1 endif next

[dagfinnrime]

Thanks, and so sorry for sloppiness on my behalf ...

I turned out that my string list was called "%barclay_list_". I have probably changed the name and didn't spot that underscore.