Date:         Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:56:00 +0100
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From:         Gehard Hellriegel <detecsm_hellriegelg@WESTLB.DE>
Subject:      Re: RE(ason for): Ordering variables in data step
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... also there is a limit for BY-lists for sorting: if the variables are "too
far at the right side", they will be ignored for sorting.
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HellriegelG/D/ExternalStaff/WLB on 14.12.99 13:54 ---------------------------


John Iwaniszek <john_iwaniszek@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> on 14.12.99 13:31:49

Bitte antworten an john_iwaniszek@worldnet.att.net

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There may be a new tendency to send sas data sets to certain US federal

regulatory agencies as part of typical submissions in place of paper
listings.  It helps if the data set has a structure similar to what one

would find on a listing (trt, site, patno, visit, etc.) so, at minimum,

a reviewer can use SAS viewer to look at the data.

John

"Edel, Christoph Frankfurt" wrote:
>
> Lou,
>
> one might want to re-order variables either because one is not aware of the
VAR-statement in proc print, and the default pdv order does not suit one's
needs, or to ensure that the use of variable lists of the type "var1--varN",
"var1-numeric-varN", and "var1-character-varN"  works as intended, as the
selection depends on the position in the pdv.
>
> Looking forward to learning about other good uses,
>
> Christoph Edel
> IMS Health, Frankfurt (Germany)
> CEdel@de.imshealth.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lou Pogoda [SMTP:lpogoda@HOME.NOSPAM.COM]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 2:36 AM
> > To:   SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > Subject:      Re: Ordering variables in data step
> >
> > This question comes up from time to time.  You've received several workable
> > answers.
> >
> > But I just can't help myself, I must ask:
> >
> > SAS generally doesn't care what order variables have in a data set.  Why do
> > you?
> >
> > EASTWOD wrote in message <000DDE1C.C21292@westat.com>...
> > >I would like to know how to reorder the variables inside a data step.  Does
> > >anyone have a suggestion on this?
> > >Thanks,
> > >Dustin Eastwood
> > >Westat
> > >Rockville, MD





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