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koya
Fluorite | Level 6

HI,

I have the below requirement and wondering if this can be implemented in simple datastep loop:

will be starting with a simple dataset with two variable

input:

x y
1 0

 

logic:

x y z
1 0 x+y
prev z prev y +1 x+y
prev z prev y +1 x+y

 

desired output:

x y z
1 0 1
1 1 2
2 2 4
4 3 7
7 4 11
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FreelanceReinh
Jade | Level 19

Hi @koya,

 


@koya wrote:

... wondering if this can be implemented in simple datastep loop


Yes, this is possible. Wondering why you don't just start writing that data step.

Spoiler
data have;
x=1; y=0;
run;

data want;
set have;
do _n_=1 to 5;
  z=x+y;
  output;
  x=z; y+1;
end;
run;

/* Or even simpler: */

data want;
set have;
do y=y to 4;
  z=x+y;
  output;
  x=z;
end;
run;

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FreelanceReinh
Jade | Level 19

Hi @koya,

 


@koya wrote:

... wondering if this can be implemented in simple datastep loop


Yes, this is possible. Wondering why you don't just start writing that data step.

Spoiler
data have;
x=1; y=0;
run;

data want;
set have;
do _n_=1 to 5;
  z=x+y;
  output;
  x=z; y+1;
end;
run;

/* Or even simpler: */

data want;
set have;
do y=y to 4;
  z=x+y;
  output;
  x=z;
end;
run;
Ksharp
Super User
data want;
 x=1;y=0;z=x+y;output;
 do i=1 to 10;
   x=z;y=y+1;z=x+y;output;
 end;
 drop i;
run;

proc print;run;

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