topic Re: create a variable in SAS Programming

create a variable

deleted_user — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:31:03 GMT

how create a new variable in existing datastep

Re: create a variable

sbb — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:31:54 GMT

Look at the LENGTH, FORMAT, INFORMAT and/or the ATTRIB statement for declaring a SAS variable in a DATA step.

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

Re: create a variable

deleted_user — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:11:34 GMT

thanks a lot.

I want to create a variable existing data set with out any value.

Re: create a variable

BW — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:31:52 GMT

default is missing and that should imply as `without any value'

Re: create a variable

sbb — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:51:20 GMT

As suggested, try declaring a LENGTH or ATTRIB statement for your variable - the initial value will be the SAS "missing value", essentially null (numeric type) or blank (character type).

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

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