Is there a way to have a row zero?

[drichmo1]

Hi, 

I was wondering if it is possible to have a row zero, that will not be counted in an analyis, but would contain, important information. 

Best, 

[Kurt_Bremser]

To store important information about the table within the table itself, look at column and dataset labels.

[drichmo1]

Well, the information I am storing tells the total amount of row entries divided by 3  for each row, in order to find a solution for the total amount of moves needed for a puzzel. In this case it will not be a label, however it will indicate how far you are from the solution. 

[Kurt_Bremser]

The number of observations in a dataset can either be read from sashelp.vtable (dictionary.tables in PROC SQL), or you can use the nobs= option in the set statement to create a data step variable that holds that value.

[Reeza]

Wouldn't that be a column? Please post sample input and desire output. 

[drichmo1]

Here is my output. To rephrase my question: Is there a way to make an observation 0. I want obersevation 1 to be 0. 

[ballardw · Accepted solution]

I would ask what you are doing that this is causin issues but the OBS number is not in the data set. So add a variable with the value you want:

Data work.one4;

  set work.one3;

  Obs = _n_ -1;

run;

[Kurt_Bremser]

There.is.no.observation.zero.in.a.SAS.dataset. Never.

You only can do that:

data want;
set have;
retain counter;
if _n_ = 1
then do;
  counter = 1;
  output;
  counter = 0;
  * set values for your "0" observation;
  output;
  counter = 1;
end;
else do;
  counter + 1;
  output;
end;
run;

proc sort data=want;
by counter;
run;

This creates a virtual obs 0, but be aware that any sort other than by counter will move that "zero obs" to another place.

[Ksharp]

Check WEIGHT statement.


if you are using proc freq , check ZEROS option of WEIGHT.