The two prgrams meant to create a macro variable &_name_. Is stop statment redundant in first progam as program will terminate eventually anyway?
data _null_;
set sashelp.class;
if _n_=1 then
do;
call symput('_name_',name);
stop;
end;
run;
data _null_;
set sashelp.class;
if _n_=1 then
do;
call symput('_name_',name);
end;
run;
%put &_name_;
Stopping when the work is done makes it look like you know what you're doing.
STOP; prevents the data step from doing nothing for the other 18 records in SASHELP.CLASS.
Stopping when the work is done makes it look like you know what you're doing.
Actually if you have the STOP statement you do not need the IF statement.
data _null_;
set sashelp.class;
call symput('_name_',name);
stop;
run;
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