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Kyle
Calcite | Level 5

I have been trying to get this input:

ID     VAR_1       VAR_2      VAR_3

001      1                              3    

001                    2

002                    2

002    1

002                     2               3

To this output:

ID     VAR_1       VAR_2     VAR_3

001     1               2               3

002     1               2               3

Here is my test dataset. I used RETAIN to get them all line up at the end, then take the LAST.ID. However the retain does not seem to work...

data a;

input id $ 1-3 var_1 $ 4-4 var_2 $ 5-5 var_3 $ 6-6;

cards;

0011 3

001 2

002 23

0021

002 3

;

Any ideas. Thanks!

-K

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Use the UPDATE statement.  Only non-missing values will cause changes to previous value.

data have ;

input ID VAR_1 VAR_2 VAR_3 ;

cards;

001 1 . 3

001 . 2 .

002 . 2 .

002 1 . .

002 . 2 3

run;

data want ;

  update have (obs=0) have;

  by id;

run;

data _null_;

  set want ;

  put (_all_) (=);

run;

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Use the UPDATE statement.  Only non-missing values will cause changes to previous value.

data have ;

input ID VAR_1 VAR_2 VAR_3 ;

cards;

001 1 . 3

001 . 2 .

002 . 2 .

002 1 . .

002 . 2 3

run;

data want ;

  update have (obs=0) have;

  by id;

run;

data _null_;

  set want ;

  put (_all_) (=);

run;

Kyle
Calcite | Level 5

Thanks Tom, that was quickSmiley Happy

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