Date:         Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:57:33 -0500
Reply-To:     Nat Wooding <nathani@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Nat Wooding <nathani@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: If VARIABLE Does Not Exist Then Do...
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If you move Toby's retain statement so that it appears before the set
statement, then the variables will be in alphabetic order.

Nat Wooding


Data One ;
Input a b d e g ;
Cards ;
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
;
Run ;

Data Need ;
Retain a b c d e f g 99 ;** new location;
Set One ;

Run ;

Proc Print
 Data = Need ;
Run ;