24769 - Assign DATA step information to a macro variable using CALL SYMPUT

Sample 24769: Assign DATA step information to a macro variable using CALL SYMPUT

/* "IF 0" is always false, so the SET never executes. However, the */
/* data set DSONE is opened at compile time, so we gain access     */
/* to the number of observations in the data set, NOBS, from the   */
/* descriptor portion of the data set.                             */

data dsone;
  do i=1 to 5;
  output;
  end;
run;

data _null_;
  if 0 then set dsone nobs=count;
  call symput('count',left(put(count,8.)));
stop;
run;

%put &count;

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Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> DATA Step SAS Reference ==> CALL routines

Date Modified:	2005-12-08 11:34:32
Date Created:	2004-09-30 14:09:12

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