Hi All,
I need to make a combined list of all the columns. I can make a list based on each individual column using Proc SQL.
Is there a way I can make one long list of all the columns called Combined (Group1 Group2 etc)
Proc SQL;
Select QUOTE(TRIM(Group1)) INTO :Group1List
Separated by " "
From Test;
Quit;
Do I need to create a new column first and then use Proc SQL to create the list? Is there a simpler way of getting to what I need?
Data test;
Input Group1 $ Group2 $ Group3 $ Group4 $ Group5 $;
Datalines;
AA BA CA DA EA
AB BB CB DB EB
AC BC CC DC EC
AD BD CD DD ED
AE BE CE DE EE
AF BF CF DF EF
AG BG CG DG EG
AH BH CH DH EH
AI BI CI DI EI
AJ BJ CJ DJ EJ
;
RUN;
Which gives me
Group1 | Group2 | Group3 | Group4 | Group5 |
AA | BA | CA | DA | EA |
AB | BB | CB | DB | EB |
AC | BC | CC | DC | EC |
AD | BD | CD | DD | ED |
AE | BE | CE | DE | EE |
AF | BF | CF | DF | EF |
AG | BG | CG | DG | EG |
AH | BH | CH | DH | EH |
AI | BI | CI | DI | EI |
AJ | BJ | CJ | DJ | EJ |
The output I need is:
Group1 | Group2 | Group3 | Group4 | Group5 | Combined |
AA | BA | CA | DA | EA | AA |
AB | BB | CB | DB | EB | AB |
AC | BC | CC | DC | EC | AC |
AD | BD | CD | DD | ED | AD |
AE | BE | CE | DE | EE | AE |
AF | BF | CF | DF | EF | AF |
AG | BG | CG | DG | EG | AG |
AH | BH | CH | DH | EH | AH |
AI | BI | CI | DI | EI | AI |
AJ | BJ | CJ | DJ | EJ | AJ |
BA | |||||
BB | |||||
BC | |||||
BD | |||||
BE | |||||
BF | |||||
BG | |||||
BH | |||||
BI | |||||
BJ | |||||
CA | |||||
CB | |||||
CC | |||||
CD | |||||
CE | |||||
CF | |||||
CG | |||||
CH | |||||
CI | |||||
CJ | |||||
DA | |||||
DB | |||||
DC | |||||
DD | |||||
DE | |||||
DF | |||||
DG | |||||
DH | |||||
DI | |||||
DJ | |||||
EA | |||||
EB | |||||
EC | |||||
ED | |||||
EE | |||||
EF | |||||
EG | |||||
EH | |||||
EI | |||||
EJ |
Thanks in advance
Dean
Data test;
Input Group1 $ Group2 $ Group3 $ Group4 $ Group5 $;
Datalines;
AA BA CA DA EA
AB BB CB DB EB
AC BC CC DC EC
AD BD CD DD ED
AE BE CE DE EE
AF BF CF DF EF
AG BG CG DG EG
AH BH CH DH EH
AI BI CI DI EI
AJ BJ CJ DJ EJ
;
RUN;
proc transpose data=test out=waw;
var group:;
run;
proc transpose data=waw out=waw1;
by _name_;
var col:;
run;
data final_want;
merge test waw1(keep=col1);
run;
Data test;
Input Group1 $ Group2 $ Group3 $ Group4 $ Group5 $;
Datalines;
AA BA CA DA EA
AB BB CB DB EB
AC BC CC DC EC
AD BD CD DD ED
AE BE CE DE EE
AF BF CF DF EF
AG BG CG DG EG
AH BH CH DH EH
AI BI CI DI EI
AJ BJ CJ DJ EJ
;
RUN;
proc transpose data=test out=waw;
var group:;
run;
proc transpose data=waw out=waw1;
by _name_;
var col:;
run;
data final_want;
merge test waw1(keep=col1);
run;
Untested, but ought to work:
proc sql;
select catx(' ', quote(trim(group1)), quote(trim(group2)), quote(trim(group3)), quote(trim(group4)), quote(trim(group5)))
into : grouplist separated by ' ' from test;
quit;
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