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sas121987
Calcite | Level 5

Hello how to use conditions on two columns with select when statements:

I am not getting any errors, but my results are not correct. I want to set the new variable x based on the col1 and col2 conditions using select when only. Please find my code below.

data test;

input col1 $ col2;

length x $10;

datalines;

A 1

A 1

A 2

A 3

B 1

B 2

B 3

C 1

C 1

;;

run;

data test2;

set test;

select (col1);

  when (A) do;

     if col2 = 1 then do;

     x= 'test_A1';

     end;

  when (B) do;

      if col2 = 3; then do;

     x = 'test_B3 ';

       end;

otherwise put 'other';

end;

end;

Thanks.


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Peter_C
Rhodochrosite | Level 12


something like

select ;

  when (col1='A' and col2 = 1 ) do;

          x= 'test_A1';

     end;

  when (col1='B' and col2 = 3 ) do;

          x = 'test_B3 ';

       end;

otherwise put 'other';

end;

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Peter_C
Rhodochrosite | Level 12


something like

select ;

  when (col1='A' and col2 = 1 ) do;

          x= 'test_A1';

     end;

  when (col1='B' and col2 = 3 ) do;

          x = 'test_B3 ';

       end;

otherwise put 'other';

end;

sas121987
Calcite | Level 5

Thanks Peter, It worked.

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