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Musab Ahmed

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:02 pm
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Hi,

I have a SAS statement like the one below.

RETAIN a b ' ';

RETAIN will retain the values of the variable as it reads through multiple observations.

But what is the meaning of ' ' near b? Could anyone be kind enough to explain?
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Musab Ahmed

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:21 am
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I went through manuals and learnt that it is initializing b to ' '.

Am i correct?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 6:29 pm
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Yes, that is correct.
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