Date:         Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:54:17 -0500
Reply-To:     "Dorfman, Paul" <Paul.Dorfman@BCBSFL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Dorfman, Paul" <Paul.Dorfman@BCBSFL.COM>
Subject:      Re: counting of specific values in a var row
Comments: To: Peter Crawford <peter.crawford@db.com>
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> From: Peter Crawford [mailto:peter.crawford@db.com]
>
> referring to "long time ..... abuse"

Well?

> and what we "need a hard drive for" ... without a hard drive,
> it seems difficult to load the sas system, (or much else), to peek()
> at anything !
>
> Unless you've got a way of storing sas on prom !!
> (g)

You have undoubtedly recognised the implied ;-) at the end of "What do you
need the hard drive for, anyway? It's all happenning in memory..." !

Kind regards,
======================
Paul M. Dorfman
Jacksonville, FL
======================

> Antwort an:    "Dorfman, Paul" <Paul.Dorfman@BCBSFL.COM>
>
> Betreff:       Re: counting of specific values in a var row
> Nachrichtentext:
>
> Kevin Viel wrote:
>
> > >   new = 4 - length(compress(tranwrd(tranwrd(peekc(addr(var1),4*8),
> > >             put(1,rb8.),''),put(2,rb8.),''))) / 8 ;
> > >   put var1-var4 new= ;
> > >run ;
> >
> > What comes first, I see this clearly or I finish all three
> Knuth volumes?
> <G>
> >
> > Dobry vecer,
> >
> > Kevin
>
> Dobriy. As a long-time SAS-lers subjected to my abuse you
> should see it
> clearly :-).
>
> > PS  When I get around to putting my hard drive back in my old
> > computer, I'll be sure to play with peek() and poke()!
>
> What do you need the hard drive for, anyway? It's all happenning in
> memory... Plus Peek/Peekc is a read-only function, so it is
> as dangerous as,
> say, Index(). Call Poke() is the only Big Spooky according to
> TFM, and even
> with that, the only thing it says, keep matches away from children...
>
> Kind regards,
> ======================
> Paul M. Dorfman
> Jacksonville, FL
> ======================
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Kevin Viel
> > Georgia Medical Care Foundation
> > 57 Executive Park South, NE
> > suite 200
> > Atlanta, GA  30329-2224
> >
> >
>
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