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Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:43:18 -0500
Reply-To:   Steve Giblin <Steve_Giblin@VAPOWER.COM>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Comments:   To: RASHEED ABDUL HAQQ <rasheed_abdul_haqq@HOTMAIL.COM>
From:   Steve Giblin <Steve_Giblin@VAPOWER.COM>
Subject:   Re: Flagging consecutiveness
Comments:   To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.VT.EDU
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Here is a straightforward method

DATA TestData; INPUT Id Visit X; CARDS; 01 1 1 01 2 20 01 3 20 01 4 7 01 5 8 02 2 1 02 7 20 02 8 20 02 9 20 02 5 8 03 1 20 03 4 20 03 5 2 03 7 20 03 8 8 ; RUN;

PROC SORT; BY ID VISIT X;

DATA SELECT; SET TESTDATA; BY ID X NOTSORTED; LAGVISIT=LAG(VISIT); IF FIRST.X=0 OR LAST.X=0; IF X=20; IF LAST.X=1; IF LAGVISIT+1 = VISIT; DROP LAGVISIT; PROC PRINT; RUN;


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