BookmarkSubscribeRSS Feed
☑ This topic is solved. Need further help from the community? Please sign in and ask a new question.
whymath
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

I want to custom indentation in compute statement of proc report. My code is like this:

proc sort data=sashelp.class out=class;
  by sex;
run;

proc format;
  value $indsex
  'M'=20
  'F'=40
  ;
run;

proc report data=class nowd;
  column _all_;
  define sex  /noprint order order=data;
  compute before sex/style={indent=$indsex.};
    line @1 sex $;
  endcomp;
run;

It doesn't work.

I know there is if statement can be used in compute block to solve this, but why indent=$format. just doesn't work?

Thanks for any hints.

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Accepted Solutions
Kurt_Bremser
Super User

The stuff coming after the slash in the COMPUTE statement has declarative character and is evaluated when the procedure is prepared for execution. But you can make the position in the LINE statement dynamic (similar to a PUT statement in a data step), but you need to create an informat to get a numeric value first:

proc format;
  invalue indsex
  'M'=20
  'F'=40
  ;
run;

proc report data=class nowd;
  column _all_;
  define sex  /noprint order order=data;
  compute before sex;
    __tmp = input(sex,indsex.);
    line @__tmp sex $;
  endcomp;
run;

View solution in original post

1 REPLY 1
Kurt_Bremser
Super User

The stuff coming after the slash in the COMPUTE statement has declarative character and is evaluated when the procedure is prepared for execution. But you can make the position in the LINE statement dynamic (similar to a PUT statement in a data step), but you need to create an informat to get a numeric value first:

proc format;
  invalue indsex
  'M'=20
  'F'=40
  ;
run;

proc report data=class nowd;
  column _all_;
  define sex  /noprint order order=data;
  compute before sex;
    __tmp = input(sex,indsex.);
    line @__tmp sex $;
  endcomp;
run;

sas-innovate-wordmark-2025-midnight.png

Register Today!

Join us for SAS Innovate 2025, our biggest and most exciting global event of the year, in Orlando, FL, from May 6-9. Sign up by March 14 for just $795.


Register now!

What is Bayesian Analysis?

Learn the difference between classical and Bayesian statistical approaches and see a few PROC examples to perform Bayesian analysis in this video.

Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.

SAS Training: Just a Click Away

 Ready to level-up your skills? Choose your own adventure.

Browse our catalog!

Discussion stats
  • 1 reply
  • 637 views
  • 0 likes
  • 2 in conversation