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Shayan2012
Quartz | Level 8

Hi all,

So, the title is not clear I guess. I want to tell SAS to pick all observations that start with 6. something like:

proc sort data=have;

where var=6***;

Apparently, this ** thing does not work with numbers. So, does anyone have a better solution?

I know I can first calculate the first digit and then work with that, but I thought may be there is a shorter way so I dont need to convert numbers to chars.

Thanks a lot!

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Here is a timing comparison for three methods:

NOTE: AUTOEXEC processing completed.

1    data have;

2    do i = 1 to 1E6;

3        number = 10000 * rand("UNIFORM");

4        output;

5        end;

6    keep number;

7    run;

NOTE: The data set WORK.HAVE has 1000000 observations and 1 variables.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.20 seconds

      cpu time            0.20 seconds

8

9    option fullstimer;

10

11   data _null_;

12   set have end=done;

13   n = intz(number);

14   do while (n >= 10);

15       n = intz(n/10);

16       end;

17   if n = 6 then m + 1;

18   if done then put m;

19   run;

111182

NOTE: There were 1000000 observations read from the data set WORK.HAVE.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.55 seconds

      user cpu time       0.54 seconds

      system cpu time     0.01 seconds

      memory              405.50k

      OS Memory           7808.00k

      Timestamp           2014-10-18 11:44:36 PM

      Step Count                        2  Switch Count  0

20

21   data _null_;

22   set have end=done;

23   if int(divide(number,10**int(log10(number)))) = 6 then m + 1;

24   if done then put m;

25   run;

111182

NOTE: There were 1000000 observations read from the data set WORK.HAVE.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.59 seconds

      user cpu time       0.57 seconds

      system cpu time     0.01 seconds

      memory              404.50k

      OS Memory           7808.00k

      Timestamp           2014-10-18 11:44:37 PM

      Step Count                        3  Switch Count  0

26

27   data _null_;

28   set have end=done;

29   if SUBSTRN(number,1,1) = 6 then m + 1;

30   if done then put m;

31   run;

NOTE: Character values have been converted to numeric

      values at the places given by: (Line):(Column).

      29:4

111182

NOTE: There were 1000000 observations read from the data set WORK.HAVE.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.87 seconds

      user cpu time       0.87 seconds

      system cpu time     0.00 seconds

      memory              403.00k

      OS Memory           7808.00k

      Timestamp           2014-10-18 11:44:38 PM

      Step Count                        4  Switch Count  0

Here the number range is 0-10000. The advantage of the first method vanishes for larger numbers.

PG

PG

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Reeza
Super User

Will your numbers have a specific range, ie all 6000's or can it be 600, 6000, 60000?

Otherwise I think you're stuck converting to character.

stat_sas
Ammonite | Level 13

Try something like this.

data have;
input numbers;
datalines;
654
456
657
676
453
;

data want;
set have;
if SUBSTRN(numbers,1,1)=6;
run;

proc sort data=want;
by numbers;
run;

Ksharp
Super User

You don't need to convert it into character.


data have;
input numbers;
datalines;
654
456
657
676
453
;
run;
data want;
 set have;
 if int(divide(numbers,10**int(log10(numbers)))) = 6;
 run;

Xia Keshan

PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Here is a timing comparison for three methods:

NOTE: AUTOEXEC processing completed.

1    data have;

2    do i = 1 to 1E6;

3        number = 10000 * rand("UNIFORM");

4        output;

5        end;

6    keep number;

7    run;

NOTE: The data set WORK.HAVE has 1000000 observations and 1 variables.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.20 seconds

      cpu time            0.20 seconds

8

9    option fullstimer;

10

11   data _null_;

12   set have end=done;

13   n = intz(number);

14   do while (n >= 10);

15       n = intz(n/10);

16       end;

17   if n = 6 then m + 1;

18   if done then put m;

19   run;

111182

NOTE: There were 1000000 observations read from the data set WORK.HAVE.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.55 seconds

      user cpu time       0.54 seconds

      system cpu time     0.01 seconds

      memory              405.50k

      OS Memory           7808.00k

      Timestamp           2014-10-18 11:44:36 PM

      Step Count                        2  Switch Count  0

20

21   data _null_;

22   set have end=done;

23   if int(divide(number,10**int(log10(number)))) = 6 then m + 1;

24   if done then put m;

25   run;

111182

NOTE: There were 1000000 observations read from the data set WORK.HAVE.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.59 seconds

      user cpu time       0.57 seconds

      system cpu time     0.01 seconds

      memory              404.50k

      OS Memory           7808.00k

      Timestamp           2014-10-18 11:44:37 PM

      Step Count                        3  Switch Count  0

26

27   data _null_;

28   set have end=done;

29   if SUBSTRN(number,1,1) = 6 then m + 1;

30   if done then put m;

31   run;

NOTE: Character values have been converted to numeric

      values at the places given by: (Line):(Column).

      29:4

111182

NOTE: There were 1000000 observations read from the data set WORK.HAVE.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.87 seconds

      user cpu time       0.87 seconds

      system cpu time     0.00 seconds

      memory              403.00k

      OS Memory           7808.00k

      Timestamp           2014-10-18 11:44:38 PM

      Step Count                        4  Switch Count  0

Here the number range is 0-10000. The advantage of the first method vanishes for larger numbers.

PG

PG

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