Date:         Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:22:30 -0500
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Put
Comments: To: Thomas Allen Schmitt <schmitta@CSD.UWM.EDU>
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> From: Thomas Allen Schmitt [mailto:schmitta@CSD.UWM.EDU]
> Hi All!  could someone give me an idea on how to write the program
> correctly below for the three variables.  When I use just one
> variable the
> data files come out correct, but when I add a second or third the data
> doesn't come out exactly correct.  I've tested each
> separately and they
> all work but I can't get them to output correctly together.  Thanks!

gee whiz! Are you still working on this?

>  file 'first';
>   if t = 1 then put @1 var1 @;
>    else if t = 2 then put @11 var1 @;
[snippage occurs]
>    else if t = 12 then put @51 var1 @;

COMMENT #1: you have a held line here
            end it with:
            PUT;

> file 'second';
>   if t = 1 then put @1 var2 @;
>    else if t = 2 then put @11 var2 @;
[snippage occurs]
>    else if t = 12 then put @51 var2 @;

INSERT COMMENT #1 HERE, TWO

> file 'third';
>   if t = 1 then put @1 var3 @;
[snippage occurs]
>    else if t = 12 then put @51 var3 @;

INSERT COMMENT #1 HERE, ... ALSO

>  end;
> put;
> end;
> run
.....^
and you'll want a semi-truck after the RUN

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov

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