topic Re: A basic question of array statement in SAS Data Management https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/A-basic-question-of-array-statement/m-p/141452#M2231 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>v4= max(of v1-v3);</P><P>would also work.</P><P>What would you want if all of v1 - v3 are missing though?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 08 Dec 2014 18:33:33 GMT ballardw 2014-12-08T18:33:33Z A basic question of array statement https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/A-basic-question-of-array-statement/m-p/141450#M2229 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have several variables, let's say V1 to V3, each of them containing values of 1 or 0.</P><P>How to write a statement for an array of these variables, so that a new variable (e.g., V4) will receive value of 1 if any among V1-V3 is 1; and 0 otherwise (i.e., all among V1-V3 are 0s)?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:20:08 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/A-basic-question-of-array-statement/m-p/141450#M2229 NonSleeper 2014-12-08T16:20:08Z Re: A basic question of array statement https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/A-basic-question-of-array-statement/m-p/141451#M2230 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>data want;</P><P>set have;</P><P>if sum(of v1-v3)&gt;0 then v4=1;</P><P>else v4=0;</P><P>run;</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:28:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/A-basic-question-of-array-statement/m-p/141451#M2230 stat_sas 2014-12-08T16:28:10Z Re: A basic question of array statement https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/A-basic-question-of-array-statement/m-p/141452#M2231 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>v4= max(of v1-v3);</P><P>would also work.</P><P>What would you want if all of v1 - v3 are missing though?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 08 Dec 2014 18:33:33 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/A-basic-question-of-array-statement/m-p/141452#M2231 ballardw 2014-12-08T18:33:33Z