Based on the previous discussions we've had about this, I think you're right; I still don't want it to work that way.

> -----Original Message----- > From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On > Behalf Of John McQuown > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 11:01 am > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: Re: [SAS-L] SUGGESTION: Allow temporary array > element as iterative DO index variable. > > Right on, Jim! SAS has two variable rosters for the DATA > step: one for > internal, unnamed, temporary memory (the "heap") and one for external, > named, permanent (or potentially permanent) memory. > > Note: FIRST.BY and LAST.BY variables are example of other DATA step > internal, temporary variables. > > Cheers, john > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Groeneveld [mailto:jim1stat@YAHOO.CO.UK] > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 12:32 AM > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU; John McQuown > Subject: Re: SUGGESTION: Allow temporary array element as iterative DO > index variable. > > Hi John and Jack, > > I think it is due to the fact that the iterative DO statement does not > allow array element names as the index variable. Neither NON-temporary > array elements may be specified. > > Furthermore you can not specify X1 here for a temporary array element, > as > the SAS 8.2 online doc says "They do not have names. Refer to > temporary > data elements by the array name and dimension." > > Not only are temporary array elements not saved in an output dataset, > they > neither are included in the _ALL_ (and _NUMERIC_ or _CHARACTER_) name > lists > as the following example shows: > > 1 data test; > 2 array x[1] _temporary_ (22); > 3 put 'Before loop!' (_ALL_)(=); > 4 do x1 = 1 to 3; > 5 put 'Within loop!' (_ALL_)(=); > 6 end; > 7 run; > > Before loop! > Within loop!x1=1 > Within loop!x1=2 > Within loop!x1=3 > NOTE: The data set WORK.TEST has 1 observations and 1 variables. > NOTE: DATA statement used: > real time 0.02 seconds > cpu time 0.02 seconds > > > Regards - Jim. > -- > Y. (Jim) Groeneveld, MSc., Biostatistician, Vitatron b.v., NL > Jim.Groeneveld_AT_Vitatron.com (replace _AT_ by AT sign) > http://www.vitatron.com, http://home.hccnet.nl/jim.groeneveld > > My computer always teaches me something new I thought I knew already. > > [common disclaimer] > > On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 20:24:15 -0700, John McQuown > <John.McQuown@OTNNET.COM> > wrote: > > >I think it is because the temporary variable is not in the permanent > >variable list and not subject to all the overhead that SAS > provides for > >managing permanent variables. > > > >For example, see the first and second variations of your demo, below. > >You can track these memory usage differences if you turn on OPTIONS > >FULLSTIMER; > > > >Cheers, john > > > >1109 options fullstimer; > >1110 > >1111 data _null_; > >1112 array x{1} x1 (3); > >1113 do i = 1 to x{1}; > >1114 put 'hi!'; > >1115 end; > >1116 run; > >hi! > >hi! > >hi! > >NOTE: DATA statement used: > > real time 0.00 seconds > > user cpu time 0.00 seconds > > system cpu time 0.00 seconds > > Memory 104k > >1117 > >1118 data _null_; > >1119 array x{1} _temporary_; > >1120 x{1} = 3; > >1121 do i = 1 to x{1}; > >1122 put 'hi!'; > >1123 end; > >1124 run; > >hi! > >hi! > >hi! > >NOTE: DATA statement used: > > real time 0.01 seconds > > user cpu time 0.01 seconds > > system cpu time 0.00 seconds > > Memory 88k > >1125 > >1126 data _null_; > >1127 array x{1} _temporary_; > >NOTE: SCL source line. > >1128 do x{1} = 1 to 3; > > - > > 73 > > 76 > >ERROR 73-322: Expecting an =. > >ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored. > >1129 put 'hi!'; > >1130 end; > >1131 run; > >NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors. > >NOTE: DATA statement used: > > real time 0.00 seconds > > user cpu time 0.00 seconds > > system cpu time 0.00 seconds > > Memory 34k > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of > >Jack Hamilton > >Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 8:00 PM > >To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > >Subject: SUGGESTION: Allow temporary array element as iterative DO > index > >variable. > > > >I can't think of a good reason why this should be allowed: > > > >===== > >1 data _null_; > >2 array x[1] _temporary_; > >3 x[1] = 3; > >4 do i = 1 to x[1]; > >5 put 'hi!'; > >6 end; > >7 run; > > > >hi! > >hi! > >hi! > >NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time): > > real time 0.28 seconds > > cpu time 0.06 seconds > >===== > > > >but not this: > > > >===== > >8 > >9 data _null_; > >10 array x[1] _temporary_; > >11 do x[1] = 1 to 3; > > - > > 73 > > 76 > >ERROR 73-322: Expecting an =. > > > >ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored. > > > >12 put 'hi!'; > >13 end; > >14 run; > > > >NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors. > >NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time): > > real time 0.07 seconds > > cpu time 0.00 seconds > >===== > > > > > >-- > >Jack Hamilton > >Sacramento, California >