Date:         Wed, 9 Jan 2002 08:57:55 -0500
Reply-To:     kviel <kviel@GMCF.ORG>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         kviel <kviel@GMCF.ORG>
Subject:      Why STOP?  RE: proc format cntlin=class2; when there are missing
              values.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Crawford [mailto:peter.crawford@DB.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:31 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: proc format cntlin=class2; when there are missing values.

>Here is a demo
>165  data cntl;
>166     retain fmtname '$truble' ;
>167     do star = 1 to 5;
>168        start = put( star, 16.-L );
>169        label = put( star, words20.-L );
>170        output;
>171     end;
>172     start='**OTHER**';
>173     LABEL='CRAZY';
>174     OUTPUT;
>175     STOP;
         ^^^^^
>176  run;


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Dorfman [mailto:paul_dorfman@HOTMAIL.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 11:55 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: proc format cntlin=class2; when there are missing values.

>data cntlin ;
>   retain fmtname 'vehicle' type 'c' ;
>   do until (eof) ;
>      set class1 (keep=v_id v_type rename=(v_id=start v_type=label)) ;
>      output ;
>   end ;
>   label = ' ' ; hlo   = 'O' ; output ;
>   stop ;
    ^^^^^^
>run ;

Why are STOP statements being used.  I tested Peter's code comment out the
STOP statement and created the same data set.  Is it habit or explicitly
denoting the termination of the data step?

Thanks,

Kevin



Kevin Viel
Georgia Medical Care Foundation
57 Executive Park South, NE
suite 200
Atlanta, GA  30329-2224