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| DATA Step Debugger |
SET
Assigns a new value to a specified variable.
| Category: | Manipulating DATA Step Variables |
| Alias: | None |
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Syntax |
| SET variable=expression |
Arguments
- variable
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specifies the name of a DATA step variable or an array reference.
- expression
| Details |
The SET command assigns a value to a specified variable. When you detect an error during program execution, you can use this command to assign new values to variables. This enables you to continue the debugging session.
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Set the variable A to the value of 3:
set a=3
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Assign to the variable B the value 12345 concatenated with the previous value of B:
set b='12345' || b
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Set array element ARR{1} to the result of the expression a+3:
set arr{1}=a+3
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Set array element CRR{1,2,3} to the result of the expression crr{1,1,2} + crr{1,1,3}:
set crr{1,2,3} = crr{1,1,2} + crr{1,1,3}
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Set the variable A to the result of the expression a+c*3:
set a=a+c*3
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