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scb
Obsidian | Level 7 scb
Obsidian | Level 7

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.

4 REPLIES 4
andreas_lds
Jade | Level 19

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;
RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

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;
ShiroAmada
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

Try this...

proc transpose data=HAVE out=WANT;
  var VAR: ;
run;

 

Hope this helps.

soham_sas
Quartz | Level 8

@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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