Date:         Thu, 1 May 2008 10:53:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Gene Maguin <emaguin@buffalo.edu>
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From:         Gene Maguin <emaguin@buffalo.edu>
Subject:      Re: populating a variable
Comments: To: Arthur Kramer <akramer@NJCU.edu>
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Arthur,

Look at the update command. I think this will do what you need done. You
have a master file with some missing data for some records. You have a
second file (transaction file) that has some of the same records as the
master file and those records have valid data for some of the fields that
are missing in the master file. Both files have a student id number which is
your 'by' variable.

Gene Maguin

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