Date:         Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:09:37 -0700
Reply-To:     jfh@stanfordalumni.org
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From:         Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Subject:      Programming with PROC REPORT: would this be an interesting paper?
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I don't recall seeing a paper on this, but I don't see everything.

If you need to create a report and also run some SAS code based on the
values in the report (dynamically created code), you have at least three
options:

- Create a reporting data set containing the data you need.  Run that
data set through a reporting procedure, and also through a step step to
create your dynamic code.

- Create your report using PROC REPORT, and also create an output data
set.  Run that data set through a data step to create your code.

- Create your report using PROC REPORT, and also use COMPUTE blocks to
create your dynamic code (probably using CALL EXECUTE, but there may be
other ways).

Has anyone done a paper on that last possibility?  Would anyone be
interested in seeing such a paper?  It's time to submit proposals to
regional user groups.



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Jack Hamilton
Sacramento, California
jfh@alumni.stanford.org