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alexdsa
Calcite | Level 5

I need help in:

I need to create a variable - and keep it as missing as it is not present in my dataset. However to make it standard and if that variable comes back in future. 

Now i am using in the data step.

data inc;

     set sashelp.class;

      mhelp=" ";

run;

 

But in the above case if my mhelp variable comes back in future then it makes it as missing which i do not want to.

 

Any help

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Create a template dataset which is what you want to be present, then set that with the data you get, best of both worlds:

proc sql;
  create table TEMPLATE (var1 char(200),var2 num,var3 char(50));
quit;

data data_in;
  var1="Abc";
  var3="Def";
run;

data want;
  set template data_in;
run;

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Create a template dataset which is what you want to be present, then set that with the data you get, best of both worlds:

proc sql;
  create table TEMPLATE (var1 char(200),var2 num,var3 char(50));
quit;

data data_in;
  var1="Abc";
  var3="Def";
run;

data want;
  set template data_in;
run;

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