topic Re: how to create multiple dataset from one dataset? in SAS Procedures

how to create multiple dataset from one dataset?

mlogan — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:10:20 GMT

Can anyone tell me what would be the code for creating multiple dataset from one dataset in one data step?

Example: I have the following info dataset

Name City Country

John New York USA

Albert Toronto Canada

Alice Sydney Australia

I want to create 3 dataset called USA, Canada and Australia from info dataset above. I tried the following way, but it's not working:

data usa canada australia;

set info;

if country='usa' then output usa;

if country='Canada' then output Canada;

if country='Australia' then output Australia;

run;

can anyone help please. Thanks.

Re: how to create multiple dataset from one dataset?

Tom — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 01:46:17 GMT

Your code should work, other than the fact that you will get zero obs in the USA data set since the value of country in your example is USA not the usa that your IF statement is testing.

Re: how to create multiple dataset from one dataset?

Reeza — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 03:31:43 GMT

Character comparison is case sensitive. So usa is not equal to USA.

If you'll have mixed case in between observations you can use upcase function.

Re: how to create multiple dataset from one dataset?

yaswanthj — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 07:40:13 GMT

Hi,

You can try below code. it should work.

data usa canada australia;

set info;

if upcase(country)='USA' then output usa;

if upcase(country)='CANADA' then output Canada;

if upcase(country)='AUSTRALIA' then output Australia;

run;

When you use upcase function. String should be in upper case as above. whatever case in data, it should be populated in the output.

Let me know if you need any help.

Thanks,

Yaswanth J.

Re: how to create multiple dataset from one dataset?

Kurt_Bremser — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 07:59:43 GMT

data usa canada australia ;

set info;

select (upcase(country));

when ('USA') output usa;

when ('CANADA') output canada;

when ('AUSTRALIA') output Australia;

otherwise;

end;

run;

Re: how to create multiple dataset from one dataset?

GnaneshwarChaudhari — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:04:03 GMT

Hi Sir,

Please use following if statement.

If country = "USA" then output usa;

Instead of

if country = "usa then output usa;

Then you will get your desirable output.

Thanks,

Gnaneshwar,