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Transpose is like macros - there's almost always a different way to do whatever you're trying to do, and quite often that other way will be shorter or more clear, or both. I almost never use transpose.

Both PROC REPORT and PROC TABULATE have the ability to transpose data on their own. Tabulate is better at it.

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:32:10 -0400, "Carol Thurman" <erbcjt@LANGATE.GSU.EDU> said: > Hi All, > > I need to create a report that looks like the pdf document from the raw > data file (the text file) that I also have attached. The last page of > the report has a table that compares the assistant principal's > percentages for each of the competencies to All school Assistant > Principals in that school region and to All Assistant Principals in the > entire school district. A region is comprised of a number of schools. Our > school system has 8 regions. > > I have one text file per school. I was told that I need to first > transpose the data before using proc tabulate or proc report. I am > fairly new at this and am having a hard time with proc transpose. > > I have copied the first line of a text file below so you can refer to it. > > N 405001 > ABBBBBBBAABBBBABBBAABBBBBBAAAABBAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB > > > The data doesn't start until after the N. The digits prior to the N are > used by our dispac department when they scan the scantron sheets. After > the N, the first 3 digits are the school code followed by 001 or 002 > indicating whether or not the respondent is classified staff or > non-classified staff. > > I have attached the text file and a sample of what the report should look > like in the end. > > If anyone can help me, I would really appreciate it. > > Thanks so much, > > Carol > > > >>> Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET> 10/12/09 5:05 PM >>> > Carol, > > Somebody can probably help you more quickly if you provide an example of > what you expect the final file to look like. > > Art > --------- > On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:57:29 -0400, Carol Thurman > <erbcjt@LANGATE.GSU.EDU> > wrote: > > >Hi Joe, > > > >I tried running what you had but it didn't quite do what I wanted. I don't > use SAS much so I'm kind of rusty. > > > >Thanks for your help. I'll try it again. > > > >Carol > > > >>>> Joe Matise <snoopy369@gmail.com> 10/12/09 1:34 PM >>> > >First off, your PROC FORMAT needs to end with a QUIT; statement. Even when > >it's not needed [say, two data steps after each other], it's much, much > >neater to code all steps as starting with PROC/DATA/whatever and ending > with > >QUIT/RUN as appropriate. Easier to read, and sometimes it does matter. > > > >Second, why are you not applying the format in the initial datastep? > > > >Third, you might want to just read this in as one step, no transpose. Why > >not do: > >data P405; > > format question $qfmt.; > > infile io (_p405.yyy) missover; > > input @41 code 3. @46 Job 1. @; > > do _t = 52 to length(_infile_); > > question=substr(_infile_,_t,1); > > put question=; > > output; > > end; > > drop _t; > >run; > >or something like that (I like to use the _infile_ buffer instead of > >inputting, as I make fewer mistakes that way, but you may prefer the > >reverse). Does that give you what you want (many records per job/code, one > >question answer per record, formatted with your custom format)? > > > >-Joe > > > >On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Carol Thurman > <erbcjt@langate.gsu.edu>wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> I would like to get my data so that the string of A's, B's etc go down > the > >> columns rather than across. I have written code but when I print the > >> output, it doesn't look correct. Can someone help me out, please? > >> > >> I have copied the first line of a text file below ( so you can refer to > >> it). The data doesn't start until after the N. After > >> the N, the first 3 digits are the school code followed by 001 or 002 > >> indicating whether or not the respondent is classified staff or > >> non-classified staff. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Carol > >> > >> N 405001 > >> > >> > ABBBBBBBAABBBBABBBAABBBBBBAAAABBAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBBBBB > BB > >> > >> > >> THIS IS MY CODE: > >> > >> filename io 'E:\PAL 2009'; > >> > >> proc format; > >> value $qfmt A='SA' B='A' C='D' D='SD' E='NA'; > >> data P405; > >> infile io (_p405.yyy) missover; > >> input @41 code 3. @46 Job 1. @52 (q1-q78) ($1.); > >> proc sort data = P405; > >> by Job; > >> > >> proc transpose data=P405 OUT= P405T; > >> by job; > >> > >> VAR q1-q78; > >> > >> format q1-q78 $qfmt.; > >> proc print data=P405T; > >> run; > >>

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