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When you add a text variable to the Filter pane, the right side of the pane enables you to define a condition based on the selected variable.
► Select the option from the drop-down list box that you want to apply:
• includes. Select this option if you want to include cases for which the variable contains the specified text. Enter the text in the text box.
• begins with. Select this option if you want to include cases for which the variable stores text that begins with the specified text. Enter the text in the text box.
• ends with. Select this option if you want to include cases for which the variable stores text that ends with the specified text. Enter the text in the text box.
• is empty. Select this option if you want to include cases for which the variable stores an empty or Null value or white space only.
• is not empty. Select this option if you want to include cases for which the variable stores an empty or Null value or white space only.
• is exactly. Select this option if you want to include cases for which the variable stores exactly what you specify in the text box.
• is different from. Select this option if you want to exclude cases that are identical to the specified text. Enter the text in the text box.
• does not include. Select this option if you want to exclude cases for which the variable contains the specified text. Enter the text in the text box.
• does not begin with. Select this option if you want to exclude cases for which the variable begins with the specified text. Enter the text in the text box.
• does not end with. Select this option if you want to exclude cases for which the variable ends with the specified text. Enter the text in the text box.
• has a value. Select this option to include cases where a value exists for the selected variable.
• has no value. Select this option to include cases where there is no value for the selected variable. This includes cases where a particular survey question was skipped, for example.