I want to update var1 with the next available var2,3 or 4 value?
Have:
Var1 var2 var3 var4
1 . 1 1
. . . 2
2 1 1 .
. 1 . .
Want :
Var1 var2 var3 var4
1 . 1 1
2 . . 2
2 2 2 .
1 1 . .
Thanks
Hi,
Please try this.
data want;
set have;
Var1=coalesce(var1,var2,var3,var4);
run;
Hi,
Please try this.
data want;
set have;
Var1=coalesce(var1,var2,var3,var4);
run;
It looks that the solution provided to you gets Var3 in the 4-th observation to 2. I guess I am doing something wrong.
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