Date:         Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:58:37 -0500
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From:         "data _null_," <datanull@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: can this code be more concise?
Comments: To: Jerry <i89rt5@gmail.com>
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Yes.  Skip step 1.

/*Step 2*/
proc freq data=id06.id06s1;
  tables id9;
  format id9 $1.;
run;


On 7/9/08, Jerry <i89rt5@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering the following simple 2-step process (Data step + Proc Freq)
> can be possibly reduced to only 1 step to make it more concise.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jerry
>
> /*Purpose: Check the frequency distribution of the 9th digit of ID*/
>
> libname id06 "/id/2006";
>
> /*Step 1*/
> data id9;
>   length id9 $1;
>   set id06.id06s1 (keep=id);
>   id9=substr(id,9,1);
> run;
>
> /*Step 2*/
> proc freq data=id9;
>   tables id9;
> run;
>