Hi all,
For instance a dataset is sorted by variable X.
How in one iteration reveal if an observation is only one in a group:
if first.X and last.X ...
Thank you!
Thats it you have it.
data want; set have; by x; if first.x and last.x then only_one="Yes"; else only_one="No"; run;
Thats it you have it.
data want; set have; by x; if first.x and last.x then only_one="Yes"; else only_one="No"; run;
No probs, it likely not be the first or last tough day!
Hi,
If you sort a data set and in a data step when you specify by variable then sas creates two automatic variables back end they are first.by variable and last.by variable.
first.by variable value is=1 for the first observation in a dataset and rest of all the by group will be =0 except last.by variable. that will be one
You can observe it by writing example
proc sort data=ds;
by sex;
run;
data ds;
set sashelp.classfit;
by sex;
put _all_;'
if first.sex and last.x then flag=1;
else flag=0;
run;
Thanks
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