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ybz12003
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

Hello,

There are  _TYPE_ and _FREQ_ columns shown in the Proc summary output dataset.  How to remove them? Do I have do it in the next data step?

Proc summary data=Have nway;
   class id;
   var Line_Total_Charge;
   output out=Want sum=;
   format class class.;
run;
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Reeza
Super User

Use data set options to drop the variables in the OUTPUT statement.

 

 output out=Want (DROP= <list of variables>) sum=;

@ybz12003 wrote:

Hello,

There are  _TYPE_ and _FREQ_ columns shown in the Proc summary output dataset.  How to remove them? Do I have do it in the next data step?

Proc summary data=Have nway;
   class id;
   var Line_Total_Charge;
   output out=Want sum=;
   format class class.;
run;

 

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Reeza
Super User

Use data set options to drop the variables in the OUTPUT statement.

 

 output out=Want (DROP= <list of variables>) sum=;

@ybz12003 wrote:

Hello,

There are  _TYPE_ and _FREQ_ columns shown in the Proc summary output dataset.  How to remove them? Do I have do it in the next data step?

Proc summary data=Have nway;
   class id;
   var Line_Total_Charge;
   output out=Want sum=;
   format class class.;
run;

 

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