Hi!
I am new to proc iml (and SAS in general) and am attempting to use proc iml optimization. Unfortunately, I am having trouble referencing a matrix that I created. The idea of my code is below:
proc iml;
use mysasdataset;
read all var into VARS;
close mysasdataset;
concent = VARS[,1];
print concent;
show names;
start F_HRCOPT(x);
f=concent*matrix (some other stuff follows here; the matrix to which I refer is 1x1).
return f;
finish F_HRCOPT;
...continue with code...
The issue that I'm having is that when I use "show names;" it does state that the variable concent has been created and that its dimensions are Nx1 (which is exactly what I want; picture attached). However, when I look at my SAS log it indicates that concent is empty (0x0). Any ideas why? Do I have to reference the matrix in a special way inside of the function? My thoughts are that the matrix "concent" should be a global matrix since it's defined outside of the function, which leads me to believe that I should be able to reference it inside of the function. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!!
JMM