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at January 27, 2009 17:05 by webonomic
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data test1;
input ash1 ash4 ashley;
datalines;
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
;
run;
data test2; set test1;
array ashes ash:;
c = ashes{1} + ashes{2};
run;
/*the result should be as follows:*/
data result;
input ash1 ash4 ashley c;
datalines;
1 2 3 3
4 5 6 9
7 8 9 15
;
run;
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Use the colon : modifier to build an array. The colon is like a wildcard. In this case, anything that starts with ash. SAS Arrays hold variable names which can be used during tedious procedures such as conditional loops.
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SAS Array Colon Modifier
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array
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SAS