> -----Original Message----- > From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of > Schwarz, Barry A > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 1:47 PM > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: Re: convert numeric date to charater date in an array > > I give up. I have searched both the Language Dictionary and Language > Concepts (9.1.3 PDF versions) and cannot find any reference to DO OVER > or any reference to _i_ as a default index. > > Where should I be looking? > > -----Original Message----- > From: data _null_; [mailto:snip] > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 1:01 PM > To: Schwarz, Barry A > Cc: SAS-L@listserv.uga.edu > Subject: Re: convert numeric date to charater date in an array > > Barry, > > Implicitly sub-scripted ARRAYs do not need "coded" subscripts just set > the subscript variable (default _i_) and reference the array. Do OVER > in this case is very much like DO _I_ = 1 to dim(array name);

Barry,

I think you need to look in old documentation. I think implicit arrays and DO OVER are "deprecated" now, although like many old methods, SAS maintains backward compatibility to avoid breaking a lot of code (however it is no longer documented to discourage future use).

Hope this is helpful,

Dan

Daniel J. Nordlund Research and Data Analysis Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Olympia, WA 98504-5204