SAS Component Language Dictionary

SELECT

Selects a specified row of a selection list

Category:

Extended Table

Syntax
Details
Example
See Also

Syntax

rc=SELECT(row);

rc

contains the return code for the operation:

0	successful
0	not successful

Type: Numeric

row

is the number of the row to select.

Type: Numeric

Details

The selection highlights the specified row. SELECT is useful for forcing the selection of a row. For example, you can use this function to set initial values or default values. Ordinarily, a user selects a row by pressing ENTER or clicking on the row with the mouse.

You can use SELECT only for selection lists that were built with extended tables in PROGRAM entries. FRAME entry controls must use the _selectRow method. Because you can define extended tables only in SAS/AF software, you cannot use SELECT in FSEDIT or FSVIEW programs.

In order for an extended table to be considered a selection list, you must specify a number of selections in the SETROW routine.

Example

Select row 5 of the selection list:

INIT:
   call setrow(10,2);
   rc=select(5);
return;