Splita string variable into plaintiff and defendant portions

 

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DATA LIST FIXED /a 1-80 (A).
BEGIN DATA
STAPF V US
BUNTEN VS CUMBERLAND T ATTY
PIPER V. USA
MCCAMMON JR VS. US BOARD OF PAROLES
END DATA.
LIST.

STRING part1 part2(A80).
DO IF INDEX(a," VS. ")>0.
+	COMPUTE part1=SUBSTR(a,1,INDEX(a," VS. ")).
+	COMPUTE part2=SUBSTR(a,INDEX(a," VS. ")+5).
ELSE IF INDEX(a," VS ")>0.
+	COMPUTE part1=SUBSTR(a,1,INDEX(a," VS ")).
+	COMPUTE part2=SUBSTR(a,INDEX(a," VS ")+4).
ELSE IF INDEX(a," V. ")>0.
+	COMPUTE part1=SUBSTR(a,1,INDEX(a," V. ")).
+	COMPUTE part2=SUBSTR(a,INDEX(a," V. ")+4).
ELSE IF INDEX(a," V ")>0.
+	COMPUTE part1=SUBSTR(a,1,INDEX(a," V ")).
+	COMPUTE part2=SUBSTR(a,INDEX(a," V ")+3).
END IF.

EXECUTE.
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