How would you remove a format that has been permanently
associated with a variable?
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Answer Posted / lakshmi
1. To remove formats permenantly then use this code in data
step,
data data2;
set data1;
format _all_; /* To remove format */
informat _all_; /* To remove informat */
run;
2. To remove formats permenantly then use this code in proc,
proc sort data=data1;
by subject;
format _all_;
run;
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