https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/what-is-the-shorthand-notation-in-the-sas-doc/m-p/49634#M10313 I find this in the sas doc about initialing an array with a sequential integers. <BR /> <BR /> It just says: <BR /> <BR /> You can also use a shorthand notation for specifying a range of sequential integers. The increment is always +1. <BR /> <BR /> but no example, I wonder if anyone would tell me what is it and how to do it? <BR /> thank you Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:55:01 GMT kwu 2010-12-14T18:55:01Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/what-is-the-shorthand-notation-in-the-sas-doc/m-p/49634#M10313 I find this in the sas doc about initialing an array with a sequential integers. <BR /> <BR /> It just says: <BR /> <BR /> You can also use a shorthand notation for specifying a range of sequential integers. The increment is always +1. <BR /> <BR /> but no example, I wonder if anyone would tell me what is it and how to do it? <BR /> thank you Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:55:01 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/what-is-the-shorthand-notation-in-the-sas-doc/m-p/49634#M10313 kwu 2010-12-14T18:55:01Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/what-is-the-shorthand-notation-in-the-sas-doc/m-p/49635#M10314 The sytax is the first and last values separated by a colon (you gotta love the colon it does so much for us). Here the array x will range from 10 to 15.<BR /> [pre]array x{6} _temporary_ (10:15);[/pre]<BR /> <BR /> The following step augments this definition by passing through a list of values twice.<BR /> [pre]data silly;<BR /> array x{10} _temporary_ (2*1:5);<BR /> do i = 1 to dim(x);<BR /> y= x{i};<BR /> put i= y= ;<BR /> end;<BR /> run;<BR /> [/pre] Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:14:52 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/what-is-the-shorthand-notation-in-the-sas-doc/m-p/49635#M10314 ArtC 2010-12-14T19:14:52Z