Date:         Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:38:23 -0700
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From:         Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Subject:      Re: PROC SUMMARY calculating _TYPE_.
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I use the CHARTYPE option to create a character _TYPE_.  Much easier to
use, and takes less space if you have only a few class variables.

For your example, it would be '0101001'.



On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:13 -0500, "Data _null_;" <iebupdte@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:
> Say for
>
> CLASS A B C D E F G;
>
> How would YOU determine the value of _TYPE_ for the B*D*G conbinations.
>
> I know TYPES B*D*G; will output the records of interest but I want to
> know how YOU would calculate _TYPE_.
>


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Jack Hamilton
Sacramento, California
jfh@alumni.stanford.org