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BrahmanandaRao
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10
data march;
input id name$ score;
datalines;
1 aaa 55
2 bbb 77
3 ccc 22
4 ddd  p
5 eee  4
6 ff   k
;
run;

/* update values above datasets */

data march;
modify march;
if score=p then score=98;
run;

hi i want to update value of score where score= p then i want change 98  but above update where character value i want only required value to change

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Astounding
PROC Star
To get your first DATA step to work, add a MISSING statement:

data march;
missing p k;
input id name$ score;
datalines;
use the same data you are using now
;

This lets you store p and k as numeric values without needing to change anything to 98. In fact, changing them to 98 would cause problems later. For example, when you calculate the average score, values of 98 would affect the average.
PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

This is obviously a made up problem, but changing an invalid value, like the letter P, to a valid value, is a very poor practice. Better you should leave the P as missing, SAS does the correct things when it encounters a missing value. SAS will probably not do the correct things when it finds a 98.

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Paige Miller

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