Date:         Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:25:12 -0800
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From:         jesper@HVIDKILDEHUSENE.DK
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Subject:      Re: Splitting a large dataset
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On 22 Dec., 12:08, dorjeta...@GOOGLEMAIL.COM (karma) wrote:
> Something like this should do the trick
>
> data have;
> input Name $   Data $;
> cards;
> Jens               A
> Jens               G
> Jens               X
> Ole                 D
> Ole                 B
> ;run;
>
> data jens ole;
> set have;
> if name ='Jens' then output jens;
> else if name='Ole' then output ole;
> run;
>
> 2008/12/22  <jes...@hvidkildehusene.dk>:

Yeah, I have actually made a code exactly like yours :-) and this will
solve my simple example.
The problem is, that in my real dataset, there is not only the two
names Jens and Ole but about 40 names which is a lot longer (like
'Thomas James Smith' or 'Jens Ole Christensen'). Of course I could
just make a looong code like yours, where I have 40 else-if, but there
must be an easier way.

Thanks,
Jesper