Hi, I am new in SAS and trying to do a basic count varible but after it count the first observation the count variable remains the same.
Here the code:
DATA WORK.A;
SET B;
IF (X NE . OR X NE 0)
THEN
DO;
COUNT + 1;
END;
;RUN;
Thanks for the help.
If you want to increment count when x doesn't equal either missing or 0, then you're boolean logic is wrong. Try:
DATA WORK.A; SET B; IF (X NE . and X NE 0) THEN DO; COUNT + 1; END; RUN;
HTH,
Art, CEO, AnalystFinder.com
If you already have a variable count in dataset b, this won't work, as the values read from the dataset will override your increment.
Tip 1, make your code nice and readble, this is more important than what it actually does in most cases:
data work.a; set b; if _n_=1 then count=0; count=count + ifn(x not in (.,0),1,0); run;
Note the consistent casing, and the indentations, and also the use of the code window (either {i} above your post or the SAS one). I would also avoid naming datasets a and b.
Tip 2, post test data in the form of a datastep:
Remember we cannot see your computer, we don't know what your data looks like.
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