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SORTEQOP |
Default: | SORTEQOP |
Valid in: | configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window |
CMS specifics: | all |
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SORTEQOP | NOSORTEQOP |
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The EQUALS option specifies that observations with identical BY variable values are to retain the same relative positions in the output data set as in the input data set. NOEQUALS specifies that this restriction is not necessary.
Either setting of this option can be overridden by specifying the EQUALS or NOEQUALS option in the PROC SORT statement.
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