https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-steps/m-p/33128#M8019 This question needs a little more clarity in order to answer. What are you trying to accomplish? Some PROCs permit a certain amount of programming statements, such as PROC REPORT or PROC GLM. <BR /> <BR /> Is the issue that you want to be able to reference the observation count from a SAS data step within a SAS Procedure? Sometimes, the answer is not to look for new programming, but ask how your data is organized. Many times, instead of doing a case by case analysis, you could have a CLASS variable or a BY variable if you want the procedure executed for each value of a certain variable. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:50:12 GMT mftuchman 2008-07-28T18:50:12Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-steps/m-p/33127#M8018 Can we use count and case in a proc step in a single string? If yes, then how Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:03:29 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-steps/m-p/33127#M8018 deleted_user 2008-07-22T09:03:29Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-steps/m-p/33128#M8019 This question needs a little more clarity in order to answer. What are you trying to accomplish? Some PROCs permit a certain amount of programming statements, such as PROC REPORT or PROC GLM. <BR /> <BR /> Is the issue that you want to be able to reference the observation count from a SAS data step within a SAS Procedure? Sometimes, the answer is not to look for new programming, but ask how your data is organized. Many times, instead of doing a case by case analysis, you could have a CLASS variable or a BY variable if you want the procedure executed for each value of a certain variable. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:50:12 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-steps/m-p/33128#M8019 mftuchman 2008-07-28T18:50:12Z