Date:         Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:57:54 -0700
Reply-To:     "Pardee, Roy" <pardee.r@GHC.ORG>
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From:         "Pardee, Roy" <pardee.r@GHC.ORG>
Subject:      Re: MAX of _TEMPORARY_ array?
Comments: To: Talbot Michael Katz <topkatz@MSN.COM>
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So why not just skip/ignore the array & do

  maxa = max(of a1 - a&dima.) ;

?

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From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Talbot Michael Katz
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 1:30 PM
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Subject: Re: MAX of _TEMPORARY_ array?


Hi, Mark.

Thank you for responding.  Sorry, this is not what I am looking for at
all.  I want the largest value contained in the array.  For example:

data _null_;
 array a{*} a1-a3;
 do i = 1 to 3;
  a{i} = (4*i) - (i*i);
 end;
 maxa = max(of a{*});
 put maxa= ;
run;

This will output:

maxa=4

because the values of a{} are a{1} = 3, a{2} = 4, a{3} = 3, and 4 is the
biggest one.

But now try doing this with the array declared as _temporary_, e.g.,

array a{3} _temporary_ ;

and the max function gives an error.

--  TMK  --
"The Macro Klutz"