Date:         Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:13:26 -0400
Reply-To:     Scott Raynaud <scott.raynaud@TARGETBASE.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Scott Raynaud <scott.raynaud@TARGETBASE.COM>
Subject:      variable creation

I need to set up code that will create variables and initialize them to
zero.  Say I have a %let yof=2008 at the top of my command file.  I need
to set up a loop that will create and initialize a sales variable
beginning at 2001 and ending with yof-1 inside a data step that looks
something like this pseudo code:

data aaa
  set bbb;
  do i=1 to yof-1;
    sales_i=0;
  end;
run;

Ideally, this would yield sales_01 to sales_07 in this example, all set to
zero.

I guess I need to convert this pseudo code to macro code but I'm not
exactly sure how to do so.  Any help appreciated.