Page 25 - SAS_manual

We'll learn how to use two different line pointer controls — THE FORWARD SLASH (/) line pointer
control and THE POUND-N (#N)line pointer control — to accomplish the first task.

A. THE FORWARD SLASH (/)

If we are using forward slash (/) then it will skip the line as per input statement.

B. THE POUND-N (#N):

Tells SAS to go to N number line for current iteration of input statement.
th

Program 3.15: THE FORWARD SLASH (/)

CARDS;From the above raw data we need only color column
1012 Amelia
Yellow
120 63
1014 Albright
Green
133 70
1015 Reena
Red
140 65
1016 Rajesh
Yellow
145 78
;

SAS HANDBOOK | VISIT:: http://nikhilanalytics.com 25