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Barkamih
Pyrite | Level 9
A
17.93
17.93
17.93
17.93
17.93
17.93
23.29
23.29
23.29
23.29
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
8.718
8.718
8.718
8.718
24.17
24.17
24.17
24.17
24.17
24.17
13.75
13.75
13.75
13.75

Hi guys 

 

In this variable A repeated numbers, I would like to keep only one appearance of each number, and the rest I should have a missing value. 

my data set has this name P1FD

my best regards 

 

Ibrahim 

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

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data have;
input A;
datalines;
17.93
17.93
17.93
17.93
17.93
17.93
23.29
23.29
23.29
23.29
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
8.718
8.718
8.718
8.718
24.17
24.17
24.17
24.17
24.17
24.17
13.75
13.75
13.75
13.75
;

data want;
set have;
by A notsorted;
if not first.A then A=.;
run;

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

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data have;
input A;
datalines;
17.93
17.93
17.93
17.93
17.93
17.93
23.29
23.29
23.29
23.29
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
8.718
8.718
8.718
8.718
24.17
24.17
24.17
24.17
24.17
24.17
13.75
13.75
13.75
13.75
;

data want;
set have;
by A notsorted;
if not first.A then A=.;
run;

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