Hello folks, I believe this is an easy one but somehow i can't figure out the macro to do it. I want to create 4 new datasets by specifying the value of a variable in an existing dataset. Below is my code which is very lengthy and redundant.
data rcst1; set lcmf.cm20&fy1two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status); fy="&fy1two.";
where status in ('1','2'); run;
data rcst2; set lcmf.cm20&fy2two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status); fy="&fy2two.";
where status in ('1','2'); run;
data rcst3; set lcmf.cm20&fy3two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status); fy="&fy3two.";
where status in ('1','2'); run;
data rcst4; set lcmf.cm20&fy4two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status); fy="&fy4two.";
where status in ('1','2'); run;
*combine/append all 4 new dataset into one;
data rcstall;
set rcst1 rcst2 rcst3 rcst4; run;
Two things I wonder whether i can achieve:
1. since the existing macro starts from 1 to 4, can i create another loop to go from 1 to 4 instead of copying and pasting so many lines?
2. can I do one set command to append all four new datasets while adding a new variable "fy" to indicate the source of each dataset?
Appreciate any feedback you may have. Thanks!
data rcstall;
set lcmf.cm20&fy1two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status)
lcmf.cm20&fy2two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status)
lcmf.cm20&fy3two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status)
lcmf.cm20&fy4two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status)
INDSNAME = src;
*can use text operations to parse this to desired format;
fy = src;
where status in ('1', '2');
run;
data rcstall;
set lcmf.cm20&fy1two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status)
lcmf.cm20&fy2two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status)
lcmf.cm20&fy3two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status)
lcmf.cm20&fy4two.01a (keep=UCI RCAbrv Status)
INDSNAME = src;
*can use text operations to parse this to desired format;
fy = src;
where status in ('1', '2');
run;
Thanks @Reeza this works perfectly!
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