BookmarkSubscribeRSS Feed
🔒 This topic is solved and locked. Need further help from the community? Please sign in and ask a new question.
SasStatistics
Pyrite | Level 9

I hope it is clear what I want to do without code: 

I have a date set, and if one condition is true then I want to delete that row. If it is not true, then I don't want to do anything with the data, just let it be what it is. 

How could I achieve this? 

Thanks. 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
3 REPLIES 3
mklangley
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

Here's a simple example, just to illustrate:

data have;
    input name $ age;
    datalines;
Allen 12
Bob 23
Charles 34
Doug 45
Edward 56
    ;
run;

title 'Before:';
proc print data=have; run;

data want;
    set have;
    if name = 'Bob' then delete;
run;

title 'After:';
proc print data=want; run;
Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

To use with a subsetting IF just invert the test.

   if name = 'Bob' then delete;

is the same as

   if not (name = 'Bob') ;

sas-innovate-2026-white.png



April 27 – 30 | Gaylord Texan | Grapevine, Texas

Registration is open

Walk in ready to learn. Walk out ready to deliver. This is the data and AI conference you can't afford to miss.
Register now and lock in 2025 pricing—just $495!

Register now

How to Concatenate Values

Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.

Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.

SAS Training: Just a Click Away

 Ready to level-up your skills? Choose your own adventure.

Browse our catalog!

Discussion stats
  • 3 replies
  • 1825 views
  • 4 likes
  • 4 in conversation