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DK13
Calcite | Level 5

I have a data set with a column that indicates poor sleep, but instead of filling in all of the cells, they only indicated "y" if the patient had poor sleep. 

 

How can I fill in the blank cells so they contain "n"?

 

I tried making a new column:

DATA polphar.Polypharm_DataV3;
SET polyphar.polypharm_data;
IF poor_sleep= "." then poor_sleepYN= "N";
IF poor_sleep= "y" THEN poor_sleepYN= "Y";
RUN;

 

But it keeps giving me this error: ERROR: Libref POLPHAR is not assigned.

I am using SAS University Edition. 

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Reeza
Super User

Actually, you just have a typo, not the y in one and not the other.

 

DATA polphar.Polypharm_DataV3;
SET polyphar.polypharm_data;

 


@DK13 wrote:

I have a data set with a column that indicates poor sleep, but instead of filling in all of the cells, they only indicated "y" if the patient had poor sleep. 

 

How can I fill in the blank cells so they contain "n"?

 

I tried making a new column:

DATA polphar.Polypharm_DataV3;
SET polyphar.polypharm_data;
IF poor_sleep= "." then poor_sleepYN= "N";
IF poor_sleep= "y" THEN poor_sleepYN= "Y";
RUN;

 

But it keeps giving me this error: ERROR: Libref POLPHAR is not assigned.

I am using SAS University Edition. 


 

 

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Reeza
Super User
if missing(poor_sleep) then poor_sleepYN="N";
else poor_sleepYN = upcase(poor_sleepYN);
Reeza
Super User

Actually, you just have a typo, not the y in one and not the other.

 

DATA polphar.Polypharm_DataV3;
SET polyphar.polypharm_data;

 


@DK13 wrote:

I have a data set with a column that indicates poor sleep, but instead of filling in all of the cells, they only indicated "y" if the patient had poor sleep. 

 

How can I fill in the blank cells so they contain "n"?

 

I tried making a new column:

DATA polphar.Polypharm_DataV3;
SET polyphar.polypharm_data;
IF poor_sleep= "." then poor_sleepYN= "N";
IF poor_sleep= "y" THEN poor_sleepYN= "Y";
RUN;

 

But it keeps giving me this error: ERROR: Libref POLPHAR is not assigned.

I am using SAS University Edition. 


 

 

DK13
Calcite | Level 5

Good catch! Thanks!

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