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jonthiele
Fluorite | Level 6

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.  

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ChrisNZ
Tourmaline | Level 20

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;


 

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ChrisNZ
Tourmaline | Level 20

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;


 

jonthiele
Fluorite | Level 6

Yes - this is exactly what I was looking for - simple, elegant and works perfectly.

 

Thank-you.  

SASKiwi
PROC Star
array fields (*) field1 - field100;
do i = 1 to dim(fields);
  fields(i) < some statement >;
end;
jonthiele
Fluorite | Level 6

 

Thank you for this.   

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