Date:         Tue, 8 Oct 1996 09:39:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Gordon Cumming <Gordon.Cumming@KP.ORG>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Gordon Cumming <Gordon.Cumming@KP.ORG>
Subject:      Re: help with elegant delete statement
Comments: cc: "l1jts0b%SANF.FRB.ORG (Return requested)" <l1jts0b@SANF.FRB.ORG>

>%LET MYLIST = VAR1 VAR2 VAR3 VAR4;
>
>DATA ONE;
>   SET MYDATASET;
>   IF VAR1 = . AND VAR2 = . AND VAR3 = . AND VAR4 = . THEN DELETE;
>
 
The simplest way I know is as follows:
 
%LET MYLIST = VAR1,VAR2,VAR3,VAR4;
 
DATA ONE;
     SET MYDATSET;
     IF N(&MYLIST);
...
 
I do not know if this is elegant but looks simple enough.  If the commas are a
problem then use a macro to substitute
commas for the separating blanks.