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MB_Analyst
Obsidian | Level 7

I have this syntax to achieve this result:

 

data have;
     set want;
          array xs(*) var1-var5 
           all = max(of xs(*));
run:

var1      var2     var3     var4     var5     all  

     1           .            .           .          .        1

     .           3            .           .          .        3

     .           .            2           .          .        2

     .           .            .           6          .        6

     .           .            .           .          8        8

 

If I have data like this, where var3 is missing, will the same syntax work for this?

 

var1      var2      var4     var5     all  

     1           .            .          .         1

     .           3            .           .        3

     .           .            2           .        2

     .           6           .            .        6

     .           .            .            8       8

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Ksharp
Super User
data have;
     set want;
           all = max(of var: );
run:

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Ksharp
Super User
data have;
     set want;
           all = max(of var: );
run:
art297
Opal | Level 21

Or, if your variables names don't start with "var", you could use a variable list that only relies on the variable order in the dataset. i.e.:

data want;
     set have;
          array xs(*) var1--var5;
           all = max(of xs(*));
run;

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Yes.

But SAS will create an empty (all missing) variable named VAR3.

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