topic Re: DATA STEP in SAS Programming

DATA STEP

robertrao — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:12:04 GMT

Hi,

I have a dataset........."HAVE"

I want a variable in it lets say Category: and has values A, B, C, D, E, F, G.there are numerous

I want to split my HAVE data into 2: one containing "all the category values" and the other containing say for example E

data want_all want_E

set have;

if category eq E then output want_E

;

run;

is the above logic right????

since I dint write any logic for want_all does all the records go into it automatically?????

Again , do you have any better way to do it??/

Thanks

Reeza — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:41:31 GMT

Why don't you just test this rather than ask the question? Doesn't asking the question actually take longer?

Other than" is there a better way" you can probably test this to get your answer or read the documentation.

robertrao — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:48:44 GMT

Hi Reeza,

I tested it before asking a question on the Community!!!

I am getting 0 records in the want_all...So I wanted to know how to get all the records into want_all.

Please don't mind.......I know asking the question takes longer but when you are stuck I think there is no other go to ask the experts ????

Thanks

art297 — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:55:27 GMT

Just add an output statement. e.g.:

data want_all want_E;

set have;

output want_all;;

if category eq 'E' then output want_E;

run;

If there is a better way, I'm not aware of it.

robertrao — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:02:04 GMT

You are all of great help .

Learning SAS is a continuous process ............atleast for me

Thanks

art297 — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:32:19 GMT

I've been continually trying to learn it for the past 40+ years.