Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 17:24:15 -0500
Reply-To: "Dorfman, Paul" <Paul.Dorfman@BCBSFL.COM>
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From: "Dorfman, Paul" <Paul.Dorfman@BCBSFL.COM>
Subject: Re: counting of specific values in a var row
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Kevin Viel wrote:
> > new = 4 - length(compress(tranwrd(tranwrd(peekc(addr(var1),4*8),
> > put(1,rb8.),''),put(2,rb8.),''))) / 8 ;
> > put var1-var4 new= ;
> >run ;
>
> What comes first, I see this clearly or I finish all three Knuth volumes?
<G>
>
> Dobry vecer,
>
> Kevin
Dobriy. As a long-time SAS-lers subjected to my abuse you should see it
clearly :-).
> PS When I get around to putting my hard drive back in my old
> computer, I'll be sure to play with peek() and poke()!
What do you need the hard drive for, anyway? It's all happenning in
memory... Plus Peek/Peekc is a read-only function, so it is as dangerous as,
say, Index(). Call Poke() is the only Big Spooky according to TFM, and even
with that, the only thing it says, keep matches away from children...
Kind regards,
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Paul M. Dorfman
Jacksonville, FL
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>
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> Kevin Viel
> Georgia Medical Care Foundation
> 57 Executive Park South, NE
> suite 200
> Atlanta, GA 30329-2224
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