Hi, woul dthis be possible ?, I'm trying to use distinct on a field but view all the fields in the table ..using proc sql.. I have a large dataset with lots of fields, so the example below is for simplicity only.
Ex. use distinct on Acct. but view the remaining fields with it..
HAVE:
Acct F1 F2 F3
234 w 5 6
234 w 5 6
234 w 5 6
345 m 2 8
564 f 6 3
356 w 5 9
WANT:
Acct F1 F2 F3
234 w 5 6
345 m 2 8
564 f 6 3
356 w 5 9
Thanks
You have constructed HAVE so that for each distinct ACCT, there is no variation in the other fields. Given my understanding of your question, this appears to be by design. After all, you want one record per acct, so only one set of values can be displayed for the other vars.:
If so, then:
proc sql;
select distinct * from have;
quit;
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