A question

[Kevin_Graduate]

Hi, I am trying to find out why the data work.test2 has no observations, but both test3 and tes4 have c=1. Compared to test3, test2 misses one OUTPUT statement in the IF. Is this a problem? Clearly, the ELSE statement won't execute.


DATA work.test;
a=1;
b=2;
RUN;

DATA work.test2;
SET work.test;
IF a>0 THEN c=1;
ELSE
DO;
C=2;
OUTPUT;
END;
RUN;

DATA work.test3;
SET work.test;
IF a>0 THEN
DO;
c=1;
OUTPUT;
END;
ELSE
DO;
C=2;
OUTPUT;
END;
RUN;


DATA work.test4;
SET work.test;
IF a>0 THEN c=1;
ELSE
DO;
C=2;
END;
RUN;

[sbb]

You only have one explicit OUTPUT statement coded inside a DO/END.

Add this SAS statement at various points in your DATA step to analyze the processing by dumping all SAS variables to your SASLOG (change/identify each unique PUTLOG with the "nn" literal-constant):

PUTLOG '>DIAG-nn>' / _ALL_;


Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

[Kevin_Graduate]

It is very helpful to use the PUTLOG _ALL_ indeed. I tried.

[Reeza]

Yes this is a problem, output statements are defined at compile time I believe, not execution.

Once you have an explicit output statement there is no more implicit output and you need to have an output statement where you want an output.

As you noted the else statement won't execute so there won't be any output!.

[Kevin_Graduate]

Thanks for advice, Reeza.