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jacksonan123
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

I have the following data:

a                        b                       c

nrename        test1.nm7      0test1.nm7

nrename        test2.nm7      1test2.nm7

nrename        test3.nm7       0test3.nm7

 

What type of keep statement do I need that will allow me to keep only those rows which contain 1testi.nm7?

I plan to handle the i with a do loop but not sure how to keep a  character statement.

 

I saw a post that gave the statement ,if sym_suffix in ('A', ' ');

When I tried 

 
     
data new;    
SET NEWB;
 if prefix in (1, ' '); 
 run;
I get the following error.  What statement can I use to keep character data with the 1 prefix?
74 data new;
75 SET NEWB;
76 if prefix in (1, ' ');
ERROR: All variables in array list must be the same type, i.e., all numeric or character.
77 run;
 
 
 

 

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
input (a                        b                       c) (:$10.);
cards;
nrename        test1.nm7      0test1.nm7
nrename        test2.nm7      1test2.nm7
nrename        test3.nm7       0test3.nm7
;

data want;
set have;
array t b--c;
do over t;
 if first(t) in (' ', '1') then f=1;
end;
if f;
drop f; 
run;

array t b--c;

This means we are grouping variables starting from b and anything between b and c, including c. HTH 

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
input (a                        b                       c) (:$10.);
cards;
nrename        test1.nm7      0test1.nm7
nrename        test2.nm7      1test2.nm7
nrename        test3.nm7       0test3.nm7
;

data want;
set have;
array t b--c;
do over t;
 if first(t) in (' ', '1') then f=1;
end;
if f;
drop f; 
run;

array t b--c;

This means we are grouping variables starting from b and anything between b and c, including c. HTH 

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