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BchBnz
Obsidian | Level 7

Hello everyone,

I hope you are fine.

I am trying to get SAS to read the 3rd observation in my raw data, and set it as a variable on its own.

I think you will get the picture better if you have a look at a screenshot of my data (I attached a picture).

I am trying to create a variable DATE that would have the value of the 3rd line in my data set.

Is there anyone who could help me with that?

I did everything I could to find a solution ... but no use.

Many thanks,

Bouchra


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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Works fine with the data you posted (with the RETAIN statement as Art reminded us).

data want ;

  infile cards dsd dlm=',' truncover ;

  length date1 8 time 8 c1 $1 c2 $3 date2 8 n1 8 c3 $3 n2 8 n3 8 ;

  informat date1 date2 yymmdd8. time time8.;

  format date1 date2 yymmdd10. time time8. ;

  retain date1;

  if _n_=1 then do ;

    input / / date1 / / ;

end;

input time c1 c2 date2 n1 c3 n2 n3 ;

cards;

05

20080528 223000

20080528

999999

11169660

07:18:42,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.736,10

07:18:42,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.608,10

07:18:42,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.928,10

07:18:42,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.786,10

07:18:42,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.15,10

07:18:42,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.002,10

07:18:53,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.737,10

07:19:13,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.989,10

07:19:13,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.797,10

07:19:13,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.21,10

07:19:13,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.033,10

07:19:13,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.816,10

07:19:13,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.638,10

07:19:14,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.012,10

07:19:14,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.796,10

07:19:14,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.618,10

07:19:14,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.033,10

07:19:14,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.816,10

07:19:14,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.638,10

07:19:14,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.012,10

07:19:14,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.796,10

07:19:14,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.618,10

07:19:55,F,AC,20080701,,A,,

07:19:55,F,AC,20080701,,B,,

07:19:55,F,AC,20080601,,A,,

07:19:55,F,AC,20080601,,B,,

07:19:55,F,AC,20080801,,A,,

07:19:55,F,AC,20080801,,B,,

07:21:55,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.119,10

07:21:55,F,AC,20080801,,B,48.972,10

07:21:56,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.706,10

07:21:56,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.578,10

07:21:57,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.898,10

07:21:57,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.756,10

07:25:43,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.757,10

07:25:43,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.948,10

07:25:43,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.17,10

07:25:43,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.969,10

07:25:43,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.777,10

07:25:43,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.19,10

07:25:43,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.796,10

07:25:43,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.618,10

07:25:43,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.012,10

07:26:23,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.786,10

07:26:23,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.608,10

07:26:23,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.002,10

07:26:27,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.766,10

07:26:27,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.588,10

07:26:27,F,AC,20080801,,B,48.982,10

07:26:28,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.706,10

07:26:28,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.898,10

07:26:28,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.119,10

07:26:46,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.767,10

07:26:46,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.958,10

07:26:46,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.18,10

07:26:48,F,AC,20080701,,A,,

07:26:48,F,AC,20080701,,B,,

07:26:48,F,AC,20080601,,A,,

07:26:48,F,AC,20080601,,B,,

07:26:48,F,AC,20080801,,A,,

07:26:48,F,AC,20080801,,B,,

07:34:52,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.858,10

07:34:52,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.705,10

07:34:54,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.079,10

07:34:54,F,AC,20080801,,B,48.921,10

07:34:57,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.666,10

07:34:57,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.528,10

07:35:26,F,AC,20080801,,B,48.942,10

07:35:26,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.548,10

07:35:26,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.725,10

07:36:37,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.676,10

07:36:37,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.868,10

07:36:37,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.089,10

07:36:38,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.878,10

07:36:38,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.686,10

07:36:38,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.099,10

07:36:42,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.908,10

07:36:42,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.716,10

07:36:42,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.129,10

07:36:42,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.968,10

07:36:42,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.776,10

07:36:42,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.19,10

07:36:43,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.858,10

07:36:43,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.666,10

07:36:43,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.079,10

07:37:50,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.716,10

07:37:50,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.908,10

07:37:50,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.129,10

07:37:50,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.958,10

07:37:50,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.766,10

07:37:50,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.179,10

07:37:54,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.766,10

07:37:54,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.588,10

07:37:54,F,AC,20080801,,B,48.982,10

07:37:54,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.746,10

07:37:54,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.938,10

07:38:33,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.15,10

07:38:50,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.786,10

07:38:50,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.608,10

07:38:50,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.002,10

07:39:14,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.918,10

07:39:14,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.726,10

07:39:23,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.13,10

07:40:37,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.14,10

07:40:37,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.959,10

07:40:37,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.767,10

07:40:37,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.18,10

07:40:37,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.806,10

07:40:37,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.628,10

07:40:37,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.022,10

07:40:38,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.786,10

07:40:38,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.608,10

07:40:38,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.002,10

07:40:49,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.806,10

07:40:49,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.628,10

07:40:49,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.022,10

07:42:04,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.053,10

07:42:04,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.658,10

07:42:04,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.836,10

07:42:09,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.022,10

07:42:09,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.628,10

07:42:09,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.806,10

07:42:49,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.939,10

07:42:49,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.747,10

07:42:49,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.16,10

07:43:21,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.949,10

07:43:21,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.757,10

07:43:21,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.17,10

07:43:24,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.928,10

07:43:24,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.737,10

07:43:24,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.15,10

07:43:27,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.949,10

07:43:27,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.757,10

07:43:27,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.17,10

07:43:27,F,AC,20080701,,B,48.826,10

07:43:27,F,AC,20080601,,B,48.648,10

07:43:27,F,AC,20080801,,B,49.042,10

07:43:56,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.767,10

07:43:56,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.959,10

07:43:56,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.18,10

07:44:05,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.817,10

07:44:05,F,AC,20080701,,A,49.009,10

07:44:05,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.23,10

07:44:13,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.767,10

07:44:13,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.959,10

07:44:13,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.18,10

07:44:17,F,AC,20080601,,A,48.807,10

07:44:17,F,AC,20080701,,A,48.999,10

07:44:17,F,AC,20080801,,A,49.22,10

run;

proc print; run;

Obs         date1        time    c1    c2         date2    n1    c3      n2      n3

  1    2008-05-28     7:18:42    F     AC    2008-06-01     .    A     48.736    10

  2    2008-05-28     7:18:42    F     AC    2008-06-01     .    B     48.608    10

  3    2008-05-28     7:18:42    F     AC    2008-07-01     .    A     48.928    10

  4    2008-05-28     7:18:42    F     AC    2008-07-01     .    B     48.786    10

...

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LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20

If undersand you correctly, you want this date value on each row of your result data set?

If so, the RETAIN statement could help you.

Data never sleeps
BchBnz
Obsidian | Level 7

Thank you for your reply,

Yes.

However, I have several dates in several files. I want to create a date variable that should take the 3rd line's value for each date's data.

I could do retain date= 20080528, but I have a lot of dates so it would be impossible.

I am looking for a way to get SAS to read the 3rd line of each date's data and retain it as a variable called DATE.

I hope I explained what I wanted well.

Reeza
Super User

What would you want the output to look like?

You may want to do two reads, one first with just that field and the second starting on line 6, with the rest of the info.

BchBnz
Obsidian | Level 7

Thanks Reeza for replying!

I want to add a new variable DATE to my data set that would each time take the value of the 3rd line.

So for this data, DATE would be 20080528 for all observations.

Reeza
Super User

Can you post some sample data as text?

BchBnz
Obsidian | Level 7

Here it is.

Thanks.

Reeza
Super User

Not the same as your picture, or with the same issue...

Is that string in the filename somewhere by chance?

BchBnz
Obsidian | Level 7

Oh so sorry! I uploaded the wrong one.

It is the same data just missing the first 5 lines!

Here is the right one!

Sorry :smileyblush:

BchBnz
Obsidian | Level 7

Oh yes the original file name has the date on it.

it is called  o_equities_20080528.tas

Reeza
Super User

if the original file also has the date in it, its easier to get it from there than from the file, use the filename option.

data want;

infile 'myfile' dsd dlm=',' truncover filename=source firstobs=5;

var=source;

input .....;

run;

Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

You can parse the date out of the filename and have SAS skip the first 5 lines.

data want ;

  length filename $200 ;

  infile 'o_equities_20080528.tas' dsd dlm=',' firstobs=6 truncover filename=filename;

  date = input(scan(filename,3,'_.'),yymmdd8.);

  format date date9.;

  input ..... ;

run;

BchBnz
Obsidian | Level 7

Thank you Tom,

I don't know why but my data looks like the image I posted above ( that is what it looks like following Arthur's code. But it looks the same I do have missing values here and there)

I followed your code as you suggested.

ping
Fluorite | Level 6

need 2 reads

Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

From your picture there are five lines of header information in the file.

data want ;

  infile 'myfile' dsd dlm=',' truncover ;

  length date1 8 time 8 c1 $1 c2 $3 date2 8 n1 8 c3 $3 n2 8 n3 8 ;

  informat date1 date2 yymmdd8. time time8.;

  format date1 date2 yymmdd10. time time8. ;

  if _n_=1 then do ;

    input / / date1 / / ;

end;

input time c1 c2 date2 n1 c3 n2 n3 ;

run;

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