Date:         Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:43:10 -0700
Reply-To:     "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
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From:         "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Create data set if condition
Comments: To: "Elmaache, Hamani" <Hamani.Elmaache1@CRA-ARC.GC.CA>
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Hi,

The only failure is due to the missing
semicolon to terminate the ATTRIB statement.

Also, sending nothing to nothing doesn't
really need to be coded. You can drop the
_null_ references, it is the equivalent.
e.g.


data outputa;
  set outliers;
  attrib &vara length=8;
  informat=DOLLAR8. format=DOLLAR8.;
  if &percenta > 0.2 then output outputa;
run;




Hope this is helpful.


Mark Terjeson
Investment Business Intelligence
Investment Management & Research
Russell Investments
253-439-2367


Russell
Global Leaders in Multi-Manager Investing





-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Elmaache, Hamani
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:32 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Create data set if condition


 Hi there.
I need some help.

I want to create dataset if the condition is satisfied, else don't
create at all a dataset. Here a code I wrote, but it doesn't work. Can
anyone correct this code below?
Thanks.


data outputa _NULL_ ;
set outliers;
attrib &vara  length=8
informat=DOLLAR8. format=DOLLAR8. ;
if  &percenta  >0.2 then output outputa;
else output _NULL_ ;
run;