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- From: sharp@SNUFF.CSD.SCAROLINA.EDU (Harry Sharp)
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- Subject: Annoying PROC REPORT Behavior
- Message-ID: <9211190133.AA08298@snuff.csd.scarolina.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 01:33:41 GMT
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- Reply-To: Harry Sharp <sharp@SNUFF.CSD.SCAROLINA.EDU>
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- As always when I have a particularly vexing problem, I return to the source
- of most wisdom in the Universe, the Net.
-
- I am trying to use PROC REPORT in SAS 6.07 under MVS/XA and things are
- working just fine except for one minor problem. It seems that REPORT
- alphabetizes the formatted values of an ACROSS variable. I guess in most
- cases this isn't a problem, but in my case it is. My formats are
- student classes (e.g. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, etc.), and
- these just don't look right alphabetized (e.g. F J Se So).
-
- I have looked in the book, talked to my local support people, and we've
- come to the conclusion that maybe this 'feature', and I use that term
- lightly, can't be circumvented. If it can't, then I am going to have
- to go back to custom designing my reports, and I think that would be
- too bad as the output looks almost perfect.
-
- Any suggestions or commiseration? Is this going to be 'fixed' in a ZAP
- to SAS? Is anybody at SI listening? {hint hint}
-
- Harry Sharp
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