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georgel
Quartz | Level 8

Dear users, 

 

I would like to replace returns with missing value instead of B. Of course the format of returns variable named retx_ben is numeric. Please see the file attached.

 

Many thanks in advance

george

 

 

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

The variable RETX_BEN is numeric, and so the value that appears as B is actually numeric, it is a special missing value which in code would appear as .B. If you need to test if the value is .B, you could use something like this:

 

if retx_ben = .B then do;

 

or

 

if missing(rex_ben) then do;

 


So really, nothing for you to do, the values of RETX_BEN are already missing.

 

 

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Paige Miller

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

The variable RETX_BEN is numeric, and so the value that appears as B is actually numeric, it is a special missing value which in code would appear as .B. If you need to test if the value is .B, you could use something like this:

 

if retx_ben = .B then do;

 

or

 

if missing(rex_ben) then do;

 


So really, nothing for you to do, the values of RETX_BEN are already missing.

 

 

--
Paige Miller

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