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kindbe17
Fluorite | Level 6

I am tying to cat all values, but seems i am doing it wrong, could you please help me?

 

 

proc sql;
create table cars11 as
select make,
type,
Mean (horsepower) as Mean
From sashelp.cars
Group by make, type;
quit;

proc transpose data =new;
var Mean;
run;

data new1;
length MeanM $200.;
set new;
MeanM=strip(put(col1,best.))||","||strip(put(col2,best.));
run;

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yabwon
Onyx | Level 15

You can get it for example like this:

proc sql;
  create table cars11 as
  select make,type,Mean(horsepower) as Mean
  from sashelp.cars
  group by make,type
  ;
quit;

proc transpose data=cars11 out=means;
  var Mean;
run;

data means1;
  set means;
  length MeanM $ 32767;
  MeanM=catx(",", of COL:);
  keep MeanM;
run;

but as @PeterClemmensen wrote, I don't get why ?

 

If you try to use it in some sort `x IN (...)` condition in SQL, why not just use a subquery? (The only reason for such step would be that you can't pass the data in table and you have to push it in a code.)

 

Bart

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Why do you want all mean values in a single observations?

 

kindbe17
Fluorite | Level 6

i need them but they must be separated with commas, 

pink_poodle
Barite | Level 11
MeanM = CATX(",", col1, col2, …, coln);
yabwon
Onyx | Level 15

You can get it for example like this:

proc sql;
  create table cars11 as
  select make,type,Mean(horsepower) as Mean
  from sashelp.cars
  group by make,type
  ;
quit;

proc transpose data=cars11 out=means;
  var Mean;
run;

data means1;
  set means;
  length MeanM $ 32767;
  MeanM=catx(",", of COL:);
  keep MeanM;
run;

but as @PeterClemmensen wrote, I don't get why ?

 

If you try to use it in some sort `x IN (...)` condition in SQL, why not just use a subquery? (The only reason for such step would be that you can't pass the data in table and you have to push it in a code.)

 

Bart

_______________
Polish SAS Users Group: www.polsug.com and communities.sas.com/polsug

"SAS Packages: the way to share" at SGF2020 Proceedings (the latest version), GitHub Repository, and YouTube Video.
Hands-on-Workshop: "Share your code with SAS Packages"
"My First SAS Package: A How-To" at SGF2021 Proceedings

SAS Ballot Ideas: one: SPF in SAS, two, and three
SAS Documentation



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