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hjjijkkl
Pyrite | Level 9

I have a data that looks like the table below. how do i calculate the number of days between dates in the row by ID 

ID

Date

1

11/20/18

1

11/20/18

1

11/28/18

3

6/4/18

3

6/20/18

I want an output that looks like the table below

ID

Date

DiffDate

1

11/12/18

 

1

11/20/18

8

1

11/28/18

8

3

6/4/18

 

3

6/20/18

16

 

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20


data have;
input 
ID

Date :mmddyy10.;
format date mmddyy10.;
cards;
1

11/12/18

1

11/20/18

1

11/28/18

3

6/4/18

3

6/20/18
;

data want;
 set have;
 by id;
 DiffDate=dif(date);
 if first.id the DiffDate=.;
run;

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20


data have;
input 
ID

Date :mmddyy10.;
format date mmddyy10.;
cards;
1

11/12/18

1

11/20/18

1

11/28/18

3

6/4/18

3

6/20/18
;

data want;
 set have;
 by id;
 DiffDate=dif(date);
 if first.id the DiffDate=.;
run;

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