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Date           RefNo      Amount

01Jun16     ABC        1000

02Jun16     ABC        1000

03Jun16     ABC        1000

01Jan16     VCV         2100

02Jan16     VCV         2100

03Jan16     VCV         2100

.......etc

 

 

May I know how to get the following dataset using proc sql? I need the minumum date record for each RefNo.

 

Date           RefNo      Amount

01Jun16     ABC        1000

01Jan16     VCV         2100

 

Thanks.

1 REPLY 1
Reeza
Super User

 

proc sql;
create table want as
select *
from have
group by refno
having date=min(date);
quit;

 

You can filter your dataset based on the HAVING clause. 

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