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Ram_SAS
Obsidian | Level 7
From the following observations I need to create two variable var101 and var102 (either data step or macro variable).
 
ID      numvalue
101     23
101     27
101     29
101     22
102     23
 102    32
 
var101 = 23 27 29
var102 = 22 23 32
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Reeza
Super User

Multiple queries? But why? 

 

You could also use a data step that concatenates variable and creates macro variable at the end of each group id. 

 

Untested but the gist of the idea is there. 

 

Data _null_;
Length var_string $200.;
Set have;

By id;
Retain var_string;
If first.id then call missing(var_string);

Var_string = catt(var_string, value);

If last.id then call symputx('var'|put(id, z3.), var_string);

Run;

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Ram_SAS
Obsidian | Level 7

The SQL into clause could load everything into one macro variable, but I want to group them into different variables based on the ID. Any suggestions? 

Reeza
Super User

Multiple queries? But why? 

 

You could also use a data step that concatenates variable and creates macro variable at the end of each group id. 

 

Untested but the gist of the idea is there. 

 

Data _null_;
Length var_string $200.;
Set have;

By id;
Retain var_string;
If first.id then call missing(var_string);

Var_string = catt(var_string, value);

If last.id then call symputx('var'|put(id, z3.), var_string);

Run;
Ram_SAS
Obsidian | Level 7
Awesome ! Thanks for your help !

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