I am doing the below step to get last ID but if the group has more than one number with last than i want multiple i.e if for ID the group has 3 as last record adn if i have multiple 3's than i want them all. CUrrently i dont get by the below step, Can anyone help me
Data have;
infile datalines dlm=',' dsd missover;
input ID ON_OFF :$8. CATEGORY :$8. Group:8.;
datalines;
1,OFF,P,1
1,ON,G,2
2,OFF,C,1
2,OFF,C,1
3,OFF,O,1
3,OFF,R,2
4,OFF,C,2
4,ON,G,2
5,OFF,S,1
5,OFF,R,2
5,ON,G,2
6,ON,S,1
6,ON,S,3
6,ON,R,3
;
run;
data want;
set have;
by ID group notsorted;
if last.ID;
run;
This?
proc sql;
create table want as
select *
from have
group by id
having group = max(group)
;
quit;
or this?
data want;
do until (last.id);
set have;
by id;
maxgroup = max(maxgroup,group);
end;
do until (last.id);
set have;
by id;
if group = maxgroup then output;
end;
drop maxgroup;
run;
How about
Data have;
infile datalines dlm=',' dsd missover;
input ID ON_OFF :$8. CATEGORY :$8. Group:8.;
datalines;
1,OFF,P,1
1,ON,G,2
2,OFF,C,1
2,OFF,C,1
3,OFF,O,1
3,OFF,R,2
4,OFF,C,2
4,ON,G,2
5,OFF,S,1
5,OFF,R,2
5,ON,G,2
6,ON,S,1
6,ON,S,3
6,ON,R,3
;
data want;
do until (last.id);
set have(rename=group=g);
by id;
end;
do until (last.id);
set have;
by id;
if group = g then output;
end;
run;
This?
proc sql;
create table want as
select *
from have
group by id
having group = max(group)
;
quit;
or this?
data want;
do until (last.id);
set have;
by id;
maxgroup = max(maxgroup,group);
end;
do until (last.id);
set have;
by id;
if group = maxgroup then output;
end;
drop maxgroup;
run;
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