topic Re: Incorporate data in datastep in SAS Programming

Incorporate data in datastep

PaalNavestad — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:10:46 GMT

Hi, i need to easily add data in a datatesp as datalines. I think I rememebr seeing a post about a mcro that does this, but cannot find this macro. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

Thanks

Re: Incorporate data in datastep

LinusH — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:28:48 GMT

Datalines should only be used for demo/testing/training purposes.

Even if you could generate it dynamically, you need a logic to do so, and that could probably be done in a normal data step fashion.

Re: Incorporate data in datastep

Reeza — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:32:36 GMT

Creating datastep version of data macro:

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/How-to-create-a-data-step-version-of-your-data-AKA-generate/ta-p/258712

Re: Incorporate data in datastep

PaalNavestad — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:52:47 GMT

Thanks a lot. Worked like a dream