I have a large number of records in a file where each record contain 100 fields - all 5 numeric characters in length. I need to process each value in the record. I can define the fields and process them with statements like:
data file1 ;
infile testfile ;
input @1 field1 5.
@6 field2 5.
@11 field3 5.
...
@496 field100 5. ;
if field1 = /* some condition */ do;
/* some processing */
end ;
if field2 = /* some condition */ do;
/* some processing */
end ;
,,,
if field100 = /* some condition */ do;
/* some processing */
end ;
I'm sure there is some much easier way of doing this with an array but I just can't seem to find it in any documentation that I have read. Any help would be appreciated.
Like this?
array F[*] FIELD1-FIELD100;
input (FIELD1-FIELD100) (5.);
do I=1 to 100;
if F[I]= /* some condition */ do;
/* some processing */
end ;
end;
Like this?
array F[*] FIELD1-FIELD100;
input (FIELD1-FIELD100) (5.);
do I=1 to 100;
if F[I]= /* some condition */ do;
/* some processing */
end ;
end;
Yes - this is exactly what I was looking for - simple, elegant and works perfectly.
Thank-you.
array fields (*) field1 - field100;
do i = 1 to dim(fields);
fields(i) < some statement >;
end;
Thank you for this.
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