What is difference between (a-z) and (a--z)
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Answer / basha
var a-z : this shows error message because it does not have
any numeric suffix
var a1-a5: it diplays variables a1 to a5
i.e it only shows variable ranges
var a--z : it displays a to z it includes variables between
a to z
ex;
data k;
input a b c z;
datalines;
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
;
proc print;
var a--z;
run;
proc print;
var a-z; >>>>>>this shows error:numuric is not there
run;
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Answer / lucyl
data k;
input a1 a2 a4 a3;
datalines;
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
;
run;
proc print data=k;
var a1-a3;
run;
proc print data=k;
var a1--a3;
run;
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 12 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / satish kumar.v
IF you have given this
data k;
input a1 a2 a4 a3;
datalines;
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
;
proc print;
var a1--a4;
run;
proc print;
var a1-a4;
run;
the order is taken as priority when ever the a4 occurs then
it will stops processing in the case of a1--a4 i.e it will
display only 3 variables (a1 a2 a4) where as in second case
a1-a4 it will display all the 4 variables with 2 records
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 10 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / trishna
var a1-a5: It diplays variables a1 to a5
like: a1 a2 a3 a4 a5
mean i.e it only shows variable ranges.
var a--z : displays a to z it includes variables between
a to z
like: a c d e y z
mean a--z
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 4 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / niks
IF THE SEQUENCE OF VARIABLES IS..
a1 b1 c1 a2 b2 c2 a3 b3 c3.... then ... if a1-a3 is given.. it will consider variables..a1 a2 a3..only.. according to their numerical sequence... BUT ....if a1--a3
is given... then it will consider the variables ...a1 b1 c1 a2 b2 c2 a3...according to their positions...
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Answer / krishna
a-z menas display the value from a-z(a b c d e f.......z)
a--z menas display th value from a b cz
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Answer / rajaanku11
Your question is not clear, I am assuming a, z as variable
names.
In the input statement
Input a-z; It is a number range list from a to z.
input a--z; is the name range list between a to z.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 5 No |
Answer / aruna
a,z as variables names.
In the input statement
input a-z; it is a variables from a to z
input a--z; it is also the range from a to z variables
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