Sample 36076: How can I suppress repeated values in a column using DATA _NULL_ and ODS
Using the BLANK_DUPS=ON option in PROC TEMPLATE will suppress repeated
values in a column.
proc template;
define table blanks;
column sex age height weight;
define sex;
header='Gender';
blank_dups=on;
end;
define age;
blank_dups=on;
end;
end;
run;
proc sort data=sashelp.class out=class;
by sex age;
run;
ods listing close;
ods html file='test.html';
data _null_;
set class;
file print ods=(template='blanks');
put _ods_;
run;
ods html close;
ods listing;
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The BLANK_DUPS=ON option in PROC TEMPLATE will suppress repeated values in a column. This is similar to output created by PROC REPORT when defining variables as GROUP or ORDER.
Date Modified: | 2009-05-28 16:21:14 |
Date Created: | 2009-05-28 10:37:30 |
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