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data have;
infile cards delimiter='|';
/*from is parent, to is child*/
input from $ to $ ;
cards;
2 | 4
2 | 5
2 | 6
2 | 8
4 | 7
4 | 11
6 | 9
6 | 10
6 | 12
10 | 15
10 | 16
13 | 14
16 | 17
99|2
7|4
100|20
;
run;
data full;
set have end=last;
if _n_ eq 1 then do;
declare hash h();
h.definekey('node');
h.definedata('node');
h.definedone();
end;
output;
node=from; h.replace();
from=to; to=node; output;
node=from; h.replace();
if last then h.output(dataset:'node');
drop node;
run;
data want(keep=node household);
declare hash ha(ordered:'a');
declare hiter hi('ha');
ha.definekey('count');
ha.definedata('last');
ha.definedone();
declare hash _ha(hashexp: 16);
_ha.definekey('key');
_ha.definedone();
if 0 then set full;
declare hash from_to(dataset:'full',hashexp:20,multidata:'y');
from_to.definekey('from');
from_to.definedata('to');
from_to.definedone();
if 0 then set node;
declare hash no(dataset:'node');
declare hiter hi_no('no');
no.definekey('node');
no.definedata('node');
no.definedone();
do while(hi_no.next()=0);
household+1; output;
count=1;
key=node;_ha.add();
last=node;ha.add();
rc=hi.first();
do while(rc=0);
from=last;rx=from_to.find();
do while(rx=0);
key=to;ry=_ha.check();
if ry ne 0 then do;
node=to;output;rr=no.remove(key:node);
key=to;_ha.add();
count+1;
last=to;ha.add();
end;
rx=from_to.find_next();
end;
rc=hi.next();
end;
ha.clear();_ha.clear();
end;
stop;
run;
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