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How to reduce the program by using " IF " condition any tips

sathwik — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:41:58 GMT

data Example;
	length Name $15;
	input Name $;

	if Name = 'Madhu' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Jr_Associate';
	Department = 'QA';
	output;
end;
	if Name = 'Sathwik' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Jr_Associate';
	Department = 'PB';
	output;
end;
	if Name = 'Mohan' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Manager';
	Department = 'PB';
	output;
end;
	if Name = 'Raja' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Manager';
	Department = 'QA';
	output;
end;
	if Name = 'Kiran' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Manager';
	Department = 'BA';
	output;
end;
	if Name = 'Sainath' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Manager';
	Department = 'CL';
	output;
end;
	drop i;
	cards;
		Madhu 
		Sathwik
		Mohan 
		Raja
		Kiran
		Sainath
		;

run;

Proc print data=Example;
run;

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Re: How to reduce the program by using " IF " condition any tips

andreas_lds — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:49:14 GMT

Please explain the issue you have with the code.

Re: How to reduce the program by using " IF " condition any tips

sathwik — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 06:06:34 GMT

In that program we use "IF" condition multiple times for data entry.
But we will reduce the program. By using "IF" condition single time is it possible.

Re: How to reduce the program by using " IF " condition any tips

Jagadishkatam — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 06:11:04 GMT

you are getting the zero observations because you are not using the exact string in the If statement

in the string, there are leading blanks which we need to keep for the code to work as below.



data Example;
	length Name $15;
	input Name $;

	if Name = '		Madhu' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Jr_Associate';
	Department = 'QA';
	output;
end;
	if Name = '		Sathwik' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Jr_Associate';
	Department = 'PB';
	output;
end;
	if Name = '		Mohan' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Manager';
	Department = 'PB';
	output;
end;
	if Name = '		Raja' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Manager';
	Department = 'QA';
	output;
end;
	if Name = '		Kiran' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Manager';
	Department = 'BA';
	output;
end;
	if Name = '		Sainath' then do i = 1 to 5;
	Designee = 'Manager';
	Department = 'CL';
	output;
end;
	drop i;
	cards;
		Madhu 
		Sathwik
		Mohan 
		Raja
		Kiran
		Sainath
		;

run;

Proc print data=Example;
run;

Re: How to reduce the program by using " IF " condition any tips

sathwik — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 06:14:20 GMT

ok
How to reduce this program

Re: How to reduce the program by using " IF " condition any tips

Kurt_Bremser — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 06:18:37 GMT

Move data out of code. Put the additional columns into the datalines and include them in the input statement.

Re: How to reduce the program by using " IF " condition any tips

sathwik — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 07:00:36 GMT

thank you all