Date:         Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:51:09 +0000
Reply-To:     toby dunn <tobydunn@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         toby dunn <tobydunn@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Renaming variables via a macro - Please Help
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Joe ,

1.) What if the poster didnt want to rename all of the variable sbut only a
few?
2.) What if heaven forbid they didnt have SAS/AF?
3.) Now how would you use that exactly, show your example with a sample data
set and how you would use the SCL code to rename the variables.  As it
stands right now you have a half ass and half thought out solution which
does not give any flexabiity nor does it show the poster how to use your
code.




Toby Dunn

Normal People Worry Me!!!!!

I reject your reality and substitute my own!!!





From: Joe Whitehurst <joewhitehurst@GMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Joe Whitehurst <joewhitehurst@GMAIL.COM>
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Renaming variables via a macro - Please Help
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:43:20 -0400

Jeli,

Compare the following solution with the other suggestions you have received:

init:
  _vname_dsid=open('_vname','v');
do i=1 to attrn(_vname_dsid,'nvars');

sysrc=modvar(_vname_dsid,vaname(_vname_dsid,i),vaname(_vname_dsid,i)||'_new');
end;
sysrc=close(_vname_dsid);
return;


Which is simpler?  Which is easiest to read?