Hi all,
Can you please explain what is the role of minus sign in the code below:
proc sql noprint;
select paramcd, frmt_min, frmt_mean, frmt_sd, count(paramcd)
into :param_1- ,
:frmt_min_1- ,
:frmt_mean_1- ,
:frmt_sd_1- ,
:nparams trimmed
from frmt_final;
quit;
Thank you!
It means "create as many numbered macro variables as needed". If the query results in three rows, you'll have param_1, param_2, param_3, and equally three macro variables for the other columns.
It means "create as many numbered macro variables as needed". If the query results in three rows, you'll have param_1, param_2, param_3, and equally three macro variables for the other columns.
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