topic Creating New Variable and Assigning Value in SAS Procedures https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Creating-New-Variable-and-Assigning-Value/m-p/122912#M33776 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Guys,</P><P></P><P>I am trying to create a new variable in my data set, followed by assigning the value zero to this variable.</P><P></P><P>I.e.</P><P></P><P>A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Newvariable</P><P>John&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Student&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Male&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0</P><P>Mary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Teacher&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Female&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0</P><P>Pasty&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Musician&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Female&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0</P><P></P><P></P><P>May I know how do I code this?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:56:07 GMT Benn 2013-01-11T17:56:07Z Creating New Variable and Assigning Value https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Creating-New-Variable-and-Assigning-Value/m-p/122912#M33776 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Guys,</P><P></P><P>I am trying to create a new variable in my data set, followed by assigning the value zero to this variable.</P><P></P><P>I.e.</P><P></P><P>A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Newvariable</P><P>John&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Student&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Male&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0</P><P>Mary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Teacher&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Female&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0</P><P>Pasty&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Musician&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Female&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0</P><P></P><P></P><P>May I know how do I code this?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:56:07 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Creating-New-Variable-and-Assigning-Value/m-p/122912#M33776 Benn 2013-01-11T17:56:07Z Re: Creating New Variable and Assigning Value https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Creating-New-Variable-and-Assigning-Value/m-p/122913#M33777 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>data new;</P><P> set old;</P><P>newvariable=0;</P><P>run;</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:02:51 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Creating-New-Variable-and-Assigning-Value/m-p/122913#M33777 Linlin 2013-01-11T18:02:51Z