Date:         Fri, 5 Jan 2007 20:58:34 +0000
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From:         toby dunn <tobydunn@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Problem with missing statement
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Nirad ,

I think you are missing ( pun not intended ) the point that you are only
assigning Price_Org when Year is 2000, it gets assigned a missing value for
the rest of the years.

Now perhaps you can back up and let us know what you are attempting to do
with this code and we can better help you.



Toby Dunn

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From: "nirad.p@gmail.com" <nirad.p@GMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: "nirad.p@gmail.com" <nirad.p@GMAIL.COM>
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Problem with missing statement
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 12:44:59 -0800

Dear Frinds,
                  I am new comer in SAS.I have created a program but
program give me problem with missing values.My code is below

DATA FINAL(keep = state year qtr price diff) ;
SET QUATER;
IF ( year  = 2000  )   THEN
price_org = price;
else if ( 2001 <= year <= 2006 ) then do;
diff = price - price_org ;
end;
output;
RUN;

Here statement price_org = price;  gives me a missing value.here price
has value but is can not assign value to  price_org .Can any one tell y
it happends.Wat i have to do .

thanks,
Nirad

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