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[Prabu]

hi all,

i have 10 observations in dataset A, now i want like 2,4,6,8 and 10th observations to be pushed to dataset B.

any help would be appreciated.

[Haikuo · Accepted solution]

if mod(_n_,2)=0;

[RW9]

Why, what logical reason is there to take every other observation, I mean if new data comes in they might not be the same observations.  Work out a logical approach to idnetify consistently the data items you need, by using data identifiers, not some random position in a dataset.

[Reeza]

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@RW9 wrote:

Why, what logical reason is there to take every other observation, I mean if new data comes in they might not be the same observations.  Work out a logical approach to idnetify consistently the data items you need, by using data identifiers, not some random position in a dataset.

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It's a common intro interview question. 

[Prabu]

i jus wanna try crazy stuffs in sas  and no such logics behind it.!!

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