data sensitive;
input type1 $ type2 $ var1 $ var2 $ var3 $ var4 $;
cards;
t1 ta custid custname m mobile
;
With the dataset above, how can I transpose var1,var2,var3,and var4 only? The desired dataset should look like:
Var_need
custid
custname
m
mobile
Is it possible? Anyone can help? Thanks.
Using a loop and the output-statement:
data work.want;
set work.sensitive;
length Var_Need $ 8; /* important: must be equal to max vlength of var1-var4 */
array vars var1-var4;
do i = 1 to dim(vars);
Var_Need = vars[i];
output;
end;
keep Var_Need;
run;
This is not complicated, what have you tried? Have you for instance tried the tranpose procedure, which you may find useful in this case:
data sensitive; input type1 $ type2 $ var1 $ var2 $ var3 $ var4 $; cards; t1 ta custid custname m mobile ; run; proc transpose data=sensitive out=want; by type1 type2; var var:; run;
Try this...
proc transpose data=HAVE out=WANT;
var VAR: ;
run;
Hope this helps.
@scb you can do it like below
data sensitive;
input type1 $ type2 $ var1 $ var2 $ var3 $ var4 $;
cards;
t1 ta custid custname m mobile
;
run;
proc transpose data=sensitive out=want(drop=_name_ rename=(col1=var_need));
var var1-var4;
run;
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