Date:         Mon, 11 Apr 2005 05:51:50 -0400
Reply-To:     Jim Groeneveld <jim1stat@YAHOO.CO.UK>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Jim Groeneveld <jim1stat@YAHOO.CO.UK>
Subject:      Zero times missing

Hi friends,

What do you think would and should be the result of a multiplication of a
missing value and zero? Try:

DATA _NULL_;
  MisxZero = . * 0;
  PUT MisxZero=;
RUN;

I would like to have an option at least to force it 0.

Regards - Jim.
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