Date:         Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:08:34 -0700
Reply-To:     monal kohli <k_monal_99@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         monal kohli <k_monal_99@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: For each observation, start %my_macro(obs)
Comments: To: Anonymous user <Number_42@CARAMAIL.COM>
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You will have to use call execute
DATA _NULL_;
 SET ONE;
  CALL
EXECUTE('%%compute_results('||TRIM(LEFT(compagny,
quarter))||')');
RUN;


HTH
Mona
--- Anonymous user <Number_42@CARAMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> how can i stat a macro and pass each observation
> from a table,
> something like:
>
> compagny     quarter
> MyComp       qtr1
> ...
>
>
> %macro compute_all(set);
>   for_each(Compagny, Quarter) in &set %do;
>     %compute_results(compagny, quarter);
>   %end;
> %mend compute_all;
>




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