Variable name contains name of other variable, get that value

[ThierryHerrie]

Hi,

I've got a dataset that looks like this:

DATA work.kip ;
  LENGTH ref $7. q1_2019 q2_2019 q3_2019 q4_2019 8. ;
  INFILE CARDS TRUNCOVER ;
  INPUT ref q1_2019 q2_2019 q3_2019 q4_2019 ;
  CARDS ;
q1_2019 1369 3625 3679 36875
q3_2019 6369 4587 5637 8963
q2_2019 123 456 789 123
q2_2019 3568 69876 3685 7896
;
RUN ;

The REF variable contains the name of the variable I would like to store in a new variable AMOUNT. I could use an IF THEN ELSE statement, but I is there a way to get the value of the variable name stored in REF?

[Astounding · Accepted solution]

Take a look at the VVALUEX function.

[ThierryHerrie]

Many thanks! Works like a charm.