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Oliver2
‎11-12-2015
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Re: POINT= option. Why does it need a variable?

by Calcite | Level 5 in SAS Procedures
‎06-25-2015 01:30 AM
‎06-25-2015 01:30 AM
Right!  It's interesting isn't it how certain rules work in certain ways. With POINT you HAVE to use a variable, but with firstobs you CANNOT use a variable.  At least I can't make it work... data OJOSData;   fobs=7;   set grades (firstobs=fobs); run; Thanks SASKiwi, something for me to think about! ... View more

POINT= option. Why does it need a variable?

by Calcite | Level 5 in SAS Procedures
‎06-24-2015 09:44 PM
‎06-24-2015 09:44 PM
Hello! I had a quick look, but couldn't find any questions similar to this, so hopefully I'm not bringing up old questions. What is the reason the the POINT= option only works when set to a set to equal a variable (eg the obsnum below), rather than just setting it to equal an integer? eg why does this work data OJOSData;   obsnum=6;   set grades point=obsnum;   output;   stop; run; but this doesn't? data OJOSData;   set grades point=6;   output;   stop; run; I was just wondering what the underlying reason is. Many thanks Oliver PS the SAS University software is a godsend for testing things like this that puzzle me ... View more
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