proc sort question

[knveraraju91]

Dear,

This is a simple question I just want to know if i can do this way.

I know how to get the output I need, but below code is not working when I try.  Can't i output two data sets from proc sort procedure. Thank you

proc sort data=one out=two three;
by id seq;
run;

[Reeza]

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@knveraraju91 wrote:

Can't i output two data sets from proc sort procedure. Thank you

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It depends. There are multiple output options but it's not clear what you're trying to do here, sort multiple data sets at once or duplicate the same data set or identify duplicates/unique records. 

[knveraraju91]

Ok. Thank you. Here, I am trying for same data sets. I used dupout option for duplicates.

Both two and three are same datasets. 

[Reeza]

Ok, then that's not possible within PROC SORT. 

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@knveraraju91 wrote:

Ok. Thank you. Here, I am trying for same data sets. I used dupout option for duplicates.

Both two and three are same datasets. 

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[LinusH]

What is the use case for this requirement?