@Phamhhm wrote:
Just add ¨Area¨
DATA PHAM.Blabla;
SET PHAM.Bla;
IF area = "ATLANTIC SOUTH AREA" THEN area = 1;
ELSE IF area = "CALIFORNIA NORTH AREA" THEN area = 2;
ELSE IF area = "CENTRAL/SOUTH TEXAS AREA" THEN area = 3;
ELSE IF area = "CHICAGO AREA" THEN area = 4;
ELSE IF area = "DALLAS AREA" THEN area = 5;
ELSE IF area = "DC/MARYLAND/VIRGINIA AREA" THEN area = 6;
ELSE IF area = "GREAT LAKES AREA" THEN area = 7;
ELSE IF area = "HOUSTON AREA" THEN area = 8;
ELSE IF area = "LOS ANGELES AREA" THEN area = 9;
ELSE IF area = "MIDWEST AREA" THEN area = 10;
ELSE IF area = "NEW ENGLAND AREA" THEN area = 11;
ELSE IF area = "NEW YORK CITY AREA" THEN area = 12;
ELSE IF area = "NORTH FLORIDA AREA" THEN area = 13;
ELSE IF area = "NORTHWEST/ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA" THEN area = 14;
ELSE IF area = "OHIO AREA" THEN area = 15;
ELSE IF area = "PHILADELPHIA AREA" THEN area = 16;
ELSE IF area = "SOUTH FLORIDA AREA" THEN area = 17;
ELSE IF area = "SOUTHWEST AREA" THEN area = 18;
ELSE IF area = "TENNESSEE AREA" THEN area = 19;
ELSE area = .;
RUN;
So the problem was you wrote code comparing values of a variable that did not exist in your data if this works.
And now you will have notes about conversion to numeric
10 data example;
11 area = "ATLANTIC SOUTH AREA";
12 IF area = "ATLANTIC SOUTH AREA" THEN area = 1;
13 run;
NOTE: Numeric values have been converted to character values at the places given by:
(Line):(Column).
12:48
If the whole purpose of this exercise is to display those digits instead of the name text then a format would be my preferred solution as I could switch between the full text and the code value as desired:
data example;
infile datalines dsd truncover;
informat Area $30.;
input area $;
datalines;
"ATLANTIC SOUTH AREA"
"CALIFORNIA NORTH AREA"
"CENTRAL/SOUTH TEXAS AREA"
"CHICAGO AREA"
"DALLAS AREA"
"DC/MARYLAND/VIRGINIA AREA"
"GREAT LAKES AREA"
"HOUSTON AREA"
"LOS ANGELES AREA"
"MIDWEST AREA"
"NEW ENGLAND AREA"
"NEW YORK CITY AREA"
"NORTH FLORIDA AREA"
"NORTHWEST/ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA"
"OHIO AREA"
"PHILADELPHIA AREA"
"SOUTH FLORIDA AREA"
"SOUTHWEST AREA"
"TENNESSEE AREA"
"Someplaceelse"
;
run;
proc format library=work;
value $area
"ATLANTIC SOUTH AREA" = '1'
"CALIFORNIA NORTH AREA" = '2'
"CENTRAL/SOUTH TEXAS AREA" = '3'
"CHICAGO AREA" = '4'
"DALLAS AREA" = '5'
"DC/MARYLAND/VIRGINIA AREA" = '6'
"GREAT LAKES AREA" = '7'
"HOUSTON AREA" = '8'
"LOS ANGELES AREA" = '9'
"MIDWEST AREA" = '10'
"NEW ENGLAND AREA" = '11'
"NEW YORK CITY AREA" = '12'
"NORTH FLORIDA AREA" = '13'
"NORTHWEST/ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA" = '14'
"OHIO AREA" = '15'
"PHILADELPHIA AREA" = '16'
"SOUTH FLORIDA AREA" = '17'
"SOUTHWEST AREA" = '18'
"TENNESSEE AREA" = '19'
other = ' ' /* place what ever text you want in the quotes*/
;
run;
Proc print data=example;
var area;
format area $area.;
run;
Formats become more powerful if you have the value and the codes in a data set as you can make a format from the data set.
So instead of adding lots more If/then/else statements to your data code you just change the definition of the format. Also note that the Proc format code more compact than If/then/else.
