topic Delete certain records. in SAS Programming

Delete certain records.

attjooo — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:28:41 GMT

I want to delete the first 3 records in MYTABLE.

What's wrong with the following code:

data mytable;

set mytable;

delete point (1 2 3);

run;

Jaheuk — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:51:16 GMT

this "delete point", I have never seen that ;-(

use:

data test;

set sashelp.class(firstobs=4);

run;

Patrick — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:58:54 GMT

I prefer the solution proposes but for the sake of getting the syntax right in your code:

data mytable;

set mytable;

if _n_ in (1,2,3) then delete;

run;

ballardw — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:12:05 GMT

data mytable;

set mytable (firstobs=4);

run;

Though I have seen LOTS of issues with

Data name;

set name;

unless you can get the original data set back.

stat_sas — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:25:34 GMT

Although you have multiple solutions based on above responses. Just to make sure, you are not trying to do this using point option right?