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SP01
Obsidian | Level 7
data Have;
input col1 $ col2 $ col3 $ col4 $ col5 $ col6 $ col7 $ col8 $ col9 $ col10 $;
cards;
PM MM JM MM PM PB . . PM .
PM MM JM MM PM PB JM . . .
PM MM JM MM PM MB PM MM . .
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM MB . .
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM PB . .
;

 Hello all, I was not clear in my details and goal in my last post. So, I am reposting this again.

 

The data look like what I have in 'Have' above.

 

Want:

I need to find and flag records that have any value occurring after 'PB' or 'MB', if there is any non-missing value occurring after values 'PB' or 'MB' horizontally, I want to flag it.

                                        flag 
PM MM JM MM PM PB . . PM .               1
PM MM JM MM PM PB JM . . .               1
PM MM JM MM PM MB PM MM . .              1
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM MB .                0
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM PB .                0

Thank you for your time on this.

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Patrick
Opal | Level 21

I below giving you the desired outcome?

data have;
  infile datalines truncover;
  input col1 $ col2 $ col3 $ col4 $ col5 $ col6 $ col7 $ col8 $ col9 $ col10 $;
  datalines;
PM MM JM MM PM PB . . PM .
PM MM JM MM PM PB JM . . .
PM MM JM MM PM MB PM MM . .
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM MB . .
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM PB . .
PB MB
MM JM MM PM PM MM
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM MM . PB
MM MM MM MM PM PM MM MM MM MM
;

data new(drop=_:);
  set have;
  array _cols {*} col:;
  flag=0;
  _flag=0;
  do _i=dim(_cols) to 1 by -1;
    if _cols[_i] in ('MB','PB') then
      do;
        flag=_flag;
        leave;
      end;
    if not missing(_cols[_i]) and _cols[_i] not in ('MB','PB') then _flag=1;
  end;
run;

proc print;
run;

Patrick_0-1679181368107.png

 

 

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Patrick
Opal | Level 21

I below giving you the desired outcome?

data have;
  infile datalines truncover;
  input col1 $ col2 $ col3 $ col4 $ col5 $ col6 $ col7 $ col8 $ col9 $ col10 $;
  datalines;
PM MM JM MM PM PB . . PM .
PM MM JM MM PM PB JM . . .
PM MM JM MM PM MB PM MM . .
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM MB . .
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM PB . .
PB MB
MM JM MM PM PM MM
PM MM JM MM PM PM MM MM . PB
MM MM MM MM PM PM MM MM MM MM
;

data new(drop=_:);
  set have;
  array _cols {*} col:;
  flag=0;
  _flag=0;
  do _i=dim(_cols) to 1 by -1;
    if _cols[_i] in ('MB','PB') then
      do;
        flag=_flag;
        leave;
      end;
    if not missing(_cols[_i]) and _cols[_i] not in ('MB','PB') then _flag=1;
  end;
run;

proc print;
run;

Patrick_0-1679181368107.png

 

 

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