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0136 - State Name to State Abbreviation

Description:

Converts a state name into the two-letter state abbreviation.

• Code •

IF State = "Alabama"
   "AL"
ELSE IF State = "Alaska"
   "AK"
ELSE IF State = "Arizona"
   "AZ"
ELSE IF State = "Arkansas"
   "AR"
ELSE IF State = "California"
   "CA"
ELSE IF State = "Colorado"
   "CO"
ELSE IF State = "Connecticut"
   "CT"
ELSE IF State = "Delaware"
   "DE"
ELSE IF State = "Florida"
   "FL"
ELSE IF State = "Georgia"
   "GA"
ELSE IF State = "Hawaii"
   "HI"
ELSE IF State = "Idaho"
   "ID"
ELSE IF State = "Illinois"
   "IL"
ELSE IF State = "Indiana"
   "ID"
ELSE IF State = "Iowa"
   "IA"
ELSE IF State = "Kansas"
   "KS"
ELSE IF State = "Kentucky"
   "KY"
ELSE IF State = "Louisiana"
   "LA"
ELSE IF State = "Maine"
   "ME"
ELSE IF State = "Maryland"
   "MD"
ELSE IF State = "Massachusetts"
   "MA"
ELSE IF State = "Michigan"
   "MI"
ELSE IF State = "Minnesota"
   "MN"
ELSE IF State = "Mississippi"
   "MS"
ELSE IF State = "Missouri"
   "MO"
ELSE IF State = "Montana"
   "MT"
ELSE IF State = "Nebraska"
   "NE"
ELSE IF State = "Nevada"
   "NV"
ELSE IF State = "New Hampshire"
   "NH"
ELSE IF State = "New Jersey"
   "NJ"
ELSE IF State = "New Mexico"
   "NM"
ELSE IF State = "New York"
   "NY"
ELSE IF State = "North Carolina"
   "NC"
ELSE IF State = "North Dakota"
   "ND"
ELSE IF State = "Ohio"
   "OH"
ELSE IF State = "Oklahoma"
   "OK"
ELSE IF State = "Oregon"
   "OR"
ELSE IF State = "Pennsylvania"
   "PA"
ELSE IF State = "Rhode Island"
   "RI"
ELSE IF State = "South Carolina"
   "SC"
ELSE IF State = "South Dakota"
   "SD"
ELSE IF State = "Tennessee"
   "TN"
ELSE IF State = "Texas"
   "TX"
ELSE IF State = "Utah"
   "UT"
ELSE IF State = "Vermont"
   "VT"
ELSE IF State = "Virginia"
   "VA"
ELSE IF State = "Washington"
   "WA"
ELSE IF State = "West Virginia"
   "WV"
ELSE IF State = "Wisconsin"
   "WI"
ELSE IF State = "Wyoming"
   "WY"
ELSE
   State
END IF

• Explanation •

This computation looks at the variable State (it can be a text or a multiple-choice variable) for a recognizable state name. If it locates one, it will return the proper two-letter state abbreviation for the state. Otherwise it will return the contents of State.

NOTE: By far the easiest way to go from state name to state abbreviation (or vice versa) is to use a multiple choice variable. Use either the state name or the state abbreviation as the multiple choice option text and the other as a merge text value. See Computation #0054: Referencing Multiple Choice Merge Text.

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