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Removing values from a column

natalie_ — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 19:00:24 GMT

Hi All,

I would like to remove values from a column. Normally, I would use a range check column property to do this, but with this particular column, it is also dependendent on another column's value. Is there an easy way to do this?

I tried the code below, but unfortunately it makes the entire column blank except for the first row. I thought this might work because the "." represents missing values. The data and modeling types are numeric and continuous.

For(i=1, i<=NRows(dt), i++,

If(dt:Col 1[i] < someValue, If(dt:Col 2[i]==1, ,dt:Col 1[i] = "."),dt:Col 1[i] = ".");

);

Re: Removing values from a column

natalie_ — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 20:20:20 GMT

I found a way to make it work, but I don't know how efficient it is. I saved the values from the columns to lists, deleted the one column, made a new column, and added the passed values to the new column. If it wasn't a passed observation, it wasn't add and the entry in that cell is simply a "."

idList = List();
idList = As List(:Col X<< get values);
idLogic = List();
idLogic = As List(:Col Y<<get values);

dt << New Column("Col X", Numeric, Continuous);

For(i=1, i<=N Rows(dt), i++,

If(idList[i] < someValue, If(idLogic[i]==1,dt:Col X[i] = idList[i],),);

);

Re: Removing values from a column

txnelson — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 21:13:07 GMT

Natalie,

I believe that from an efficiency standpoint, this will do what you want

dt << select rows where( Not( dt:Col 1 < someValue & dt:Col 2 == 1 ) );
dt:Col 1[dt << get selected rows] = "";

Re: Removing values from a column

natalie_ — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 21:16:36 GMT

That's a good idea, too! Thank you for your help.