Character Data

  • Entered using quotes on command line: "129/131"
  • FamilyIDField, IndividualIDField, FatherIDField, MotherIDField, and "G" genotype fields must be character fields
  • Trimmed when reading from table: "    129/131" --> "129/131"
  • Empty string "" is default missing value indicator 
  • M>list CharacterMissingValue
CHARACTERMISSINGVALUE has 5 elements:
CHARACTERMISSINGVALUE[ 0]="."
CHARACTERMISSINGVALUE[ 1]="/"
CHARACTERMISSINGVALUE[ 2]="0/0"
CHARACTERMISSINGVALUE[ 3]="0/ 0"
CHARACTERMISSINGVALUE[ 4]="0/  0"