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td1234
Calcite | Level 5

Can I modify EG so that formatting SAS code doesn't tab "If Then" statements to a seperate lines?

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Jagadishkatam
Amethyst | Level 16
Is the query related to indentation in EG
Thanks,
Jag
td1234
Calcite | Level 5

Yes.

 

I am new to EG.  When  I run the EG code formating procedure, SAS indents the if statement to a seperate line.  For example:

 

I want this:

if x=0 then y=1; else

x >0 then y=2; else

x<0 then y=3;

 

What I get is something like:

 

if x=0 then

            y=1;

else

x >0 then

         y=2;

else

x<0 then

          y=3;

 

 

Jagadishkatam
Amethyst | Level 16
The best way is avoid the formatting in EG and you could simply write and apply no formatting
Thanks,
Jag
Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Could it have something to do with the code being incorrect?

What is with the extra THEN keywords?

I assume you meant something like this.

if x=0 then y=1; 
else if x>0 then y=2; 
else if x<0 then y=3;

Personally I would not use your style becuase it is placing key information (the ELSE keyword) at the end of the line instead of the beginning of the line. This makes it very difficult to quickly scan the code. The beginning of the lines will be alligned, but the ends of the lines will be ragged.

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