In order to add the OTHER range, the variable HLO must be set to 'O'. The variable HLO's value denotes a special range in an input control data set. The 'O' (an uppercase o) denotes the special range of OTHER. Here is a simple example:
DATA ONE;
INPUT X Y $;
CARDS;
1 BLUE
2 RED
;
RUN;
/*This example uses the END= option to determine when the end of the input data set has been reached. When the last observation has been read, the DO loop will write out one more observation , setting the value of HLO to 'O' and assigning the LABEL for the values of the OTHER range*/
DATA TWO;
LENGTH LABEL $ 20;
SET ONE END=LAST;
FMTNAME='COLORS';
START=X;
LABEL=Y;
OUTPUT;
IF LAST THEN DO;
HLO='O';
LABEL='UNKNOWN COLOR';
OUTPUT;
END;
RUN;
PROC PRINT;
RUN;
PROC FORMAT CNTLIN=TWO FMTLIB;
RUN;