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In the simplified NLIN example below, giving initial values to model parameters in the PARAMETER statement is NOT equivalent to specifying them in a dataset. It looks like parameter names are not known at the time of array definitions when the parameters are given in a dataset. Is this an undocumented "feature"? 

 

/* Parameter array given initial values in PARAMETER statement. Works fine. */
proc nlin data=sashelp.class;
parameters w=1 h=1;
bounds w h >= 0;
array x{*} weight height;
array y{*} w h;
s = 0;
do i = 1 to dim(x);
s = s + x{i}*y{i};
end;
model age = s;
run;

 

/* Same problem. Parameter array given initial values in PDATA dataset. Doesn't work. */
data pd;
Parameter="w"; Estimate=1; output;
Parameter="h"; Estimate=1; output;
run;

proc nlin data=sashelp.class;
parameters / pdata=pd;
bounds w h >= 0;
array x{*} weight height;
array y{*} w h;
s = 0;
do i = 1 to dim(x);
s = s + x{i}*y{i};
end;
model age = s;
run;

 

ERROR: The variable y was referenced but not given a value.

 

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Rick_SAS
SAS Super FREQ
I am pleased to report that your code runs without error in SAS/STAT 14.1 (released in July 2015 with SAS 9.4m3). Consequently, it looks like someone agreed with you that this "feature" was not ideal.

By the way, try the new SAS color-coded editor in the new COmmunity. Click the "running man" icon when you paste in the code. It will appear color coded.

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Rick_SAS
SAS Super FREQ
I am pleased to report that your code runs without error in SAS/STAT 14.1 (released in July 2015 with SAS 9.4m3). Consequently, it looks like someone agreed with you that this "feature" was not ideal.

By the way, try the new SAS color-coded editor in the new COmmunity. Click the "running man" icon when you paste in the code. It will appear color coded.

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