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Mikkel_madsen
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi,

 

I have trouble with a simple task. I have the following to variables:

 

POSeast                      POS_east

4.234561                     .

3.123546                     .

3.446732                     .

3.456573                     . 

3.732464                     .

3.879823                     .

.                                   3.452245

.                                   3.123457

.                                   3.456246

.                                   3.673245

.                                   3.123657

 

I have thousands of observations. How do I combine them to one single variable:

 

Newposeast

4.234561                     

3.123546                     

3.446732                     

3.456573                     

3.732464                     

3.879823                     

3.452245

3.123457

3.456246

3.673245

3.123657

 

 

Thank you! 

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Accepted Solutions
PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
input POSeast POS_east;
datalines;
4.234561 .
3.123546 .
3.446732 .
3.456573 . 
3.732464 .
3.879823 .
. 3.452245
. 3.123457
. 3.456246
. 3.673245
. 3.123657
;

data want;
   set have;
   Newposeast = coalesce(POSeast, POS_east);
   keep Newposeast;
run;

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
input POSeast POS_east;
datalines;
4.234561 .
3.123546 .
3.446732 .
3.456573 . 
3.732464 .
3.879823 .
. 3.452245
. 3.123457
. 3.456246
. 3.673245
. 3.123657
;

data want;
   set have;
   Newposeast = coalesce(POSeast, POS_east);
   keep Newposeast;
run;
Mikkel_madsen
Obsidian | Level 7
Thank you once again @PeterClemmensen.

Have a nice day!

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