Date:         Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:25:45 -0600
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Subject:      Re: Assign Labels to Variables When Referencing Them by Array
              Elements
Comments: To: Jack Clark <jclark@hilltop.umbc.edu>
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ATTRIB is not executable.

You cannot use array name as a variable list in an ATTRIB.  You can
use other types of "SAS Variable Lists".

data test;
   jan = "X2";
   feb = "X2";
   mar = "X1";
   run;

data test2;
   set test;
   array v (3) jan feb mar;
   attrib _all_ label="Monthly Coverage Group";
   x = 3;
   run;
proc contents;
   run;

On 2/17/12, Jack Clark <jclark@hilltop.umbc.edu> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> I have variables which are monthly coverage groups.  I have them defined
> in an array, and I am processing them in a DO loop.  One thing I would
> like to do is add a LABEL to each variable, and the label value is the
> same for each variable.  I am trying to think of a way to do this in the
> DO loop, but I am not having success.  Both attempts below did not work.
>
>
>
> data test;
>
>    jan = "X2";
>
>    feb = "X2";
>
>    mar = "X1";
>
> run;
>
>
>
>
>
> data test2;
>
>    set test;
>
> array v (3) jan feb mar;
>
>
>
> do i = 1 to 3;
>
>    *label v(i) = "Monthly Coverage Group";
>
>    attrib vname(v(i)) label = "Monthly Coverage Group";
>
> end;
>
> run;
>
>
>
> 119
>
> 120
>
> 121  data test2;
>
> 122     set test;
>
> 123  array v (3) jan feb mar;
>
> 124
>
> 125  do i = 1 to 3;
>
> 126     *label v(i) = "Monthly Coverage Group";
>
> 127     attrib vname(v(i)) label = "Monthly Coverage Group";
>
>                     -
>
>                     22
>
>                     76
>
> ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, -,
> :, FORMAT, INFORMAT,
>
>               LABEL, LABLE, LENGTH, TRANSCODE, _ALL_, _CHARACTER_,
> _CHAR_, _NUMERIC_.
>
>
>
> ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.
>
>
>
> 128  end;
>
> 129  run;
>
>
>
> NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
>
> WARNING: The data set WORK.TEST2 may be incomplete.  When this step was
> stopped there were 0
>
>          observations and 4 variables.
>
> WARNING: Data set WORK.TEST2 was not replaced because this step was
> stopped.
>
> NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
>
>       real time           0.00 seconds
>
>       cpu time            0.00
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I could also put all of the variables in a single ATTRIB statement
> outside the DO loop, but would need a way to reference all the variables
> in the array
>
>
>
> ATTRIB (some way to reference all variables in array) LABEL = "Monthly
> Coverage Group";
>
>
>
> Any ideas?  Thanks.
>
>
>
> Jack
>
>
>
> Jack Clark
> Senior Programmer
> phone: 410-455-6256
> fax: 410-455-6850
> jclark@hilltop.umbc.edu
>
> University of Maryland, Baltimore County
> Sondheim Hall, 3rd Floor
> 1000 Hilltop Circle
> Baltimore, MD 21250
>
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