how to repeat a value for given number of times?

[srikanthyadav44]

dear all 

I have to repeat each value of a variable for ten times.  

i have do it for 357 values

my data set format is as follows

companycode

comp1

comp2

comp3

………….

………

…………

comp357

required format is

companycode

comp1

comp1

comp1

comp1

comp1

comp1

comp1

comp1

comp1

comp1

comp2

comp2

comp2

comp2

comp2

comp2

comp2

comp2

comp2

comp2

please suggest me a SAS code for doing it

thanks in advance

[PeterClemmensen]

Do like this 🙂

data have;
input companycode $;
datalines;
comp1
comp2
comp3
;

data want;
    set have;
    do _N_=1 to 10;
        output;
    end;
run;

[Patrick]

@PeterClemmensen 

I assume that you've used the automatic variable _N_ is a typo. 

@srikanthyadav44 Don't use _N_ but "anything else" as name for the counter variable. 

data want(drop=_i);
    set have;
    do _i=1 to 10;
        output;
    end;
run;

[PeterClemmensen]

@Patrick, your assumption is incorrect. I like to use _N_ when a temporary counter variable is needed in a simple setting. If you have thoughts on the matter, I am all ears though 🙂