FCMP Procedure

Syntax

PROC FCMP options;

ABORT;

ARRAY array-name[dimensions] </NOSYMBOLS | variables | constants | (initial-values)>;

ATTRIB variables <FORMAT=format-name LABEL='label' LENGTH=length>;

DELETEFUNC function-name;

DELETESUBR subroutine-name;

FUNCTION function-name(argument-1, ..., argument-n) <VARARGS> <$> <length>
<KIND | GROUP='string'>;

LABEL variable='label';

LISTFUNC function-name;

LISTSUBR subroutine-name;

STRUCT structure-name variable;

SUBROUTINE subroutine-name (argument-1, ..., argument-n) <VARARGS>
<LABEL='label'> <KIND | GROUP='string'>;

OUTARGS out-argument-1, ..., out-argument-n;

Statement	Task	Example
PROC FCMP Statement	Create, test, and store SAS functions for use by other SAS procedures	Ex. 1, Ex. 2, Ex. 8, Ex. 7
ABORT Statement	Terminate the execution of the current DATA step, SAS job, or SAS session
ARRAY Statement	Associate a name with a list of variables and constants	Ex. 8
ATTRIB Statement	Specify format, label, and length information for a variable
DELETEFUNC Statement	Delete a function from the function library that is specified in the OUTLIB option
DELETESUBR Statement	Delete a subroutine from the function library that is specified in the OUTLIB option
FUNCTION Statement	Return changed variable values	Ex. 1, Ex. 2, Ex. 7
LABEL Statement	Specify a label for variables
LISTFUNC Statement	Write the source code of a function in the SAS listing
LISTSUBR Statement	Write the source code for a subroutine in the SAS listing
STRUCT Statement	Declare (create) structure types
SUBROUTINE Statement	Declare (create) independent computational blocks of code	Ex. 8
OUTARGS Statement	(Use only with the SUBROUTINE statement.) Specify arguments from the argument list that the subroutine should update	Ex. 2, Ex. 8