Date:         Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:02:20 -0700
Reply-To:     monal kohli <k_monal_99@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         monal kohli <k_monal_99@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: macro variable?
Comments: To: bhargav.desai@GMAIL.COM
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%let value =i;(value from ur script);



%macro keepvars;
 %if &value eq j %then %do;
   data x;
   set x(keep=var2 var3);
   run;
%end;
%else %do;
 %if &value eq i %then %do;
   data x;
   set x(keep=var1 var2);
   run;
%end;
%end;

%mend;



HTH
Mona
--- bhargav.desai@GMAIL.COM wrote:

> Hello!
>
>
>
> I have a datastep wtih KEEP statment.  What I want
> to do is keep two
> variables, var1 and var2 when certain value say i,
> is passed from Unix
> script.  If value passed is J then i need to keep
> var2 and var3.   If
> no value is passed, then I want to keep all four
> variables.
>
> How can I do that?
>
> Thanks
>


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