I'm trying to use a %do loop to replicate what the commented out code below does which is to simply set up some counters for 5 crops. The commented code works perfectly, but how do I achieve the same more efficiently using a %DO?
I tried using &TopCrop&i.._Farm but that doesn't work either, what am I doing wrong? Thanks for helping.
if Second_Level_Validation eq "Pass" or Main_Farm_Commodity in ("&TopCrop1.","&TopCrop2.","&TopCrop3.","&TopCrop4.","&TopCrop5.") then
do;
%do i = 1 %to 5;
if Main_Farm_Commodity eq "&TopCrop&i." then &TopCrop&i._Farm = 1;
else &TopCrop&i._Farm = 0;
%end;
/*
if Main_Farm_Commodity eq "&TopCrop1." then &TopCrop1._Farm = 1;
else &TopCrop1._Farm = 0;
if Main_Farm_Commodity eq "&TopCrop2." then &TopCrop2._Farm = 1;
else &TopCrop2._Farm = 0;
if Main_Farm_Commodity eq "&TopCrop3." then &TopCrop3._Farm = 1;
else &TopCrop3._Farm = 0;
if Main_Farm_Commodity eq "&TopCrop4." then &TopCrop4._Farm = 1;
else &TopCrop4._Farm = 0;
if Main_Farm_Commodity eq "&TopCrop5." then &TopCrop5._Farm = 1;
else &TopCrop5._Farm = 0;
*/
end;
To indirectly address macro variables, use a double ampersand:
&&TopCrop&i.
In the first round of resolving, the two ampersands are reduced to one, and the macro variable i is resolved, so it is now
&TopCrop1
(if &i was 1)
In the second round, &topcrop1 is resolved as usual.
To indirectly address macro variables, use a double ampersand:
&&TopCrop&i.
In the first round of resolving, the two ampersands are reduced to one, and the macro variable i is resolved, so it is now
&TopCrop1
(if &i was 1)
In the second round, &topcrop1 is resolved as usual.
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