topic Re: Array processing, getting the variable name from an array element? in SAS Programming

Array processing, getting the variable name from an array element?

glmsas — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:48:59 GMT

In Data step processing, is there a way to get the variable name from the array element
so like this
data t;
a=1;
b=2;
c=3;
array cols{*} a--c;
do i=1 to dim(cols);

if cols(i) ='a' then .....
end;

where you want the var name not the value?
thanks

run;

Re: Array processing, getting the variable name from an array element?

Flip — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:51:48 GMT

look at vname and vnamex

Re: Array processing, getting the variable name from an array element?

glmsas — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:44:26 GMT

Exactly, thanks