Proc sort: what happens when the next two rows do not match in one-man...

A-junamu_- · Posted 08-26-2022 03:23 PM

In this example, Alice is overwritten again with the previous Alice. So what happens to the row containing Barbara? Does Barbara make it to the final table?

Kurt_Bremser · Posted 08-26-2022 03:27 PM

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