Date:         Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:49:31 -0400
Reply-To:     "Richard A. DeVenezia" <radevenz@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Richard A. DeVenezia" <radevenz@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: Unusual sorting problem

Kenneth Moody wrote:
> Richard,
>
> Will deriving the value x_temp in a prior data step or view as:
>
> retain  _direction -1;  drop _direction;
>
> if first.y then _direction = -1*_direction;
> x_temp = x*_direction;
>
> followed by:
>
> proc sort data= <...>;
>   by y x_temp;
>
> do what you need?
>
> Ken
>

Exactly what I needed.  Thanks everybody.

--
Richard