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ZoeyElle
Calcite | Level 5
I have a list of datetimes and i need to perform count on it.
Only count as 1 if the current and previous time gap >=30 mins

Sample data:
9/8/2010 8:04:28 AM
9/8/2010 8:09:42 AM
9/8/2010 8:11:17 AM
9/8/2010 8:12:13 AM
9/8/2010 9:11:12 AM
9/8/2010 4:05:57 AM

What i need to do:
DateTime. Count. Logic
9/8/2010 8:04:28 AM Yes. 1st occurrence
9/8/2010 8:09:42 AM. No
9/8/2010 8:11:17 AM. No
9/8/2010 8:12:13 AM. No
9/8/2010 9:11:12 AM. Yes. Compare with 9/8/2010 8:04:28 AM
9/8/2010 4:05:57 AM. Yes. Compare with 9/8/2010 9:11:12 AM.
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Ksharp
Super User
data temp;



 set temp;



 length count $ 3;



 retain _dt;



 count='no';



 if _n_ eq 1 then do;



                  
_dt=dt;



                  
count=
'yes';



                  

end;



 if dt - _dt
ge
'00:30:00't then do;



                                    
_dt=dt;



                                    
count=
'yes';



                                  

end;



 



 drop _dt;



run;



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Ksharp


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