Date:         Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:57:15 -0700
Reply-To:     duo wan <duo_wan@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         duo wan <duo_wan@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: sas absolute value function
Comments: To: Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
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thanks Art! It is strange though. I tried to use it in a macro contained in proc genmod programming step. Somehow sas said ABS function can not be called.

  Vincent.

Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET> wrote:
  Vincent,

Where are you trying to use it? As you can test, from the following, it
can be used at least in some places outside of a datastep:

data test;
input x;
cards;
1
-3
-5
2
-4
;
proc print data=test (where=(abs(x) gt 2));
run;

Art
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On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:12:07 -0700, duo wan wrote:

>Hi All,
>
> Is there any sas function for absolute value which can be used outside
data step? abs() can only be used data step.
>
> thanks,
>
> Vincent
>
>
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