topic Re: How to write a do-loop for an array containing different number of variables? in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157037#M262966 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It will be easier to respond if you post your code.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:01:17 GMT art297 2014-12-19T00:01:17Z How to write a do-loop for an array containing different number of variables? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157036#M262965 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a macro that will be initialized on different arrays, but the arrays have different number of variables, thus I was wondering how I would write the do loop to cover the length of both arrays. So the first array has 10 variables but the other array has 20 variables. My goal is do i=1 to (max). (but not sure how to write this in SAS). Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:59:17 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157036#M262965 Butters_Scotch 2014-12-18T23:59:17Z Re: How to write a do-loop for an array containing different number of variables? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157037#M262966 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It will be easier to respond if you post your code.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:01:17 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157037#M262966 art297 2014-12-19T00:01:17Z Re: How to write a do-loop for an array containing different number of variables? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157038#M262967 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Use the dim() function to get the length of the array.</P><P>do i = 1 to dim(array_name);</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:01:26 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157038#M262967 Reeza 2014-12-19T00:01:26Z Re: How to write a do-loop for an array containing different number of variables? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157039#M262968 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>True, sorry about that. Thanks though!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:05:39 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157039#M262968 Butters_Scotch 2014-12-19T00:05:39Z Re: How to write a do-loop for an array containing different number of variables? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157040#M262969 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is your question answered? If so, please mark as answered. </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:34:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157040#M262969 Reeza 2014-12-19T03:34:35Z Re: How to write a do-loop for an array containing different number of variables? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157041#M262970 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I agree with Arthur, post your code so we can see what your trying to do, not sure why you would want arrays and macros?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:32:25 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-write-a-do-loop-for-an-array-containing-different-number/m-p/157041#M262970 RW9 2014-12-19T09:32:25Z