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yaakov555
Fluorite | Level 6

How can I create a counter in a select statement for a unique ID?

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

Use a data step, not SQL

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Paige Miller
Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

@yaakov555 wrote:

How can I create a counter in a select statement for a unique ID?


By using normal SAS code.

data want;
  id+1;
  set have;
run;
Reeza
Super User

monotonic() but depends on the query exactly. 

 

 

PGStats
Opal | Level 21

What would your counter be counting?

PG
yaakov555
Fluorite | Level 6

1,2,3,4,5

PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

@yaakov555 wrote:

1,2,3,4,5


Those are the numbers that the counter produces. It does not explain what is being counted.

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Paige Miller
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