Date:         Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:08:06 -0800
Reply-To:     Helen <sunchunkui@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Helen <sunchunkui@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Pointer line control problem
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Dear SAS-L,

I have a macro to do some report output and have line pointer control
problem like the following(seems numeric-variable doesn't work):

1---the follwing codes works,and output like:
column1 line1                column2 line1
column1 line2                column2 line2
column1 line3

filename out 'c:\temp\wrap test.txt';

data _null_;
  file out print ;
/*
  do index=1 to 10;
    col='column1 line'||trim(put(index,2.));
    put #index @1 col @;
  end;

  do index=1 to 5;
    col='column2 line'||trim(put(index,2.));
    put #index @30 col @;
  end;*/

  index=1;
  put #1 @1 'column1 line1' @;
  index=2;
  put #2  @1 'column1 line2' @;
  index=3;
  put #3  @1 'column1 line3' @;
  index=1;
  put #1  @30 'column2 line1' @;
  index=2;
  put #2  @30 'column2 line2' @;

  put;
run;


2--When use 'index' variable ,it didn't work and result like the
following:
column1 line1
column1 line2
column1 line3
                              column2 line1
                             column2 line2

filename out 'c:\temp\wrap test.txt';

data _null_;
  file out print ;
/*
  do index=1 to 10;
    col='column1 line'||trim(put(index,2.));
    put #index @1 col @;
  end;

  do index=1 to 5;
    col='column2 line'||trim(put(index,2.));
    put #index @30 col @;
  end;*/

 /* index=1;
  put #1 @1 'column1 line1' @;
  index=2;
  put #2  @1 'column1 line2' @;
  index=3;
  put #3  @1 'column1 line3' @;
  index=1;
  put #1  @30 'column2 line1' @;
  index=2;
  put #2  @30 'column2 line2' @;
*/
  index=1;
  put #index @1 'column1 line1' @;
  index=2;
  put #index  @1 'column1 line2' @;
  index=3;
  put #index  @1 'column1 line3' @;
  index=1;
  put #index  @30 'column2 line1' @;
  index=2;
  put #index  @30 'column2 line2' @;

  put;
run;

Could someone help me here?  Thanks in advance.

Helen