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Cho8
Calcite | Level 5
XBC
X1456
X2101113
X35910
FirstQtr185
LTV642

 

 

I want to pickup the last value of  column 'C' (Marked in Color). and assign it to variable New_var.

 

Desired O/p

New_var=2 ;

 

I need it in dataset.

3 REPLIES 3
GBL__
Quartz | Level 8

Use the END= data set option:

 

DATA two ;

    SET one END=last ;

    IF last THEN DO ;

        New_Var=C ;

    END ;

RUN ;

novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

data have;
 input X $	A 	B	C;
 cards;
X1	4	5	6
X2	10	11	13
X3	5	9	10
FirstQtr	1	8	5
LTV	6	4	2
;


data want;
 set have;
 if _n_=1 then set have(keep=c rename=c=new_var) point=nobs nobs=nobs;
run;
Kurt_Bremser
Super User
data want;
set have (keep=c) nobs=nobs point=nobs;
rename c=new_var;
output;
stop;
run;

Reads only the last observation, and keeps variable c under a new name.

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