topic problem using SUM function in sas in SAS Procedures

problem using SUM function in sas

Ruhi — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:31:42 GMT

data mydata ;

input score1_score3;

sum ( of score1-score3)= s;

datalines;

23 36 .

23 67 89

. . .

21 . 43

22 32 78

;

run;

I made up this data set , which resembles my real data problem with using sum function and got following error. I don't understand it, I checked sas documentation and examples. This is the way sas has given examples to find sum of entries in variables. Why is this not working????? what is meant by the following error.

7173 data mydata ;

7174 input score1_score3;

7175 sum ( of score1-score3)= s;

ERROR: Undeclared array referenced: sum.

ERROR: Variable sum has not been declared as an array.

7176 datalines;

Re: problem using SUM function in sas

ballardw — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:37:26 GMT

Possible typo: score1_score3 resulting in single variable, score1 - score 3 likely intended. If this is what executed then the variables score1 through score3 were not created.

Order of expression:

s = sum (of scor1 - score3); The receiving value MUST be on the left of the =. Basically the construct variablename() = value is reserved for arrays.

Re: problem using SUM function in sas

stat_sas — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:44:40 GMT

data mydata;

infile datalines missover;

input score1 score2 score3;

s=sum(of score1-score3);