Date:         Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:07:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Gerhard Hellriegel <gerhard.hellriegel@T-ONLINE.DE>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Gerhard Hellriegel <gerhard.hellriegel@T-ONLINE.DE>
Subject:      Re: Apply formula from variable

what's the goal is, don't really understand...

data test2;
  input col_EXP : $50. col_DT date9.;
  call symput ("a"!!left(put(_n_,6.)),col_exp);
  cards;
intnx('day',today(),2) 8DEC2010
intnx('day',today(),10) 16DEC2010
;
run;

data _null_;
  y=&a1;
  z=&a2;
  put y date9. " and " z date9.;
run;

???


Gerhard



On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:31:03 -0500, Arthur Tabachneck <art297@ROGERS.COM>
wrote:

>Interesting question posed over on one of the SAS forum pages:
>
>OP has:
>
>DATA test;
>  length col_EXP $50;
>  col_EXP="intnx('day',today(),2)";output;
>  col_EXP="intnx('day',today(),10)";output;
>RUN;
>
>OP wants (if run today):
>
>data test2;
>  input col_EXP $50. col_DT date9.;
>  cards;
>intnx('day',today(),2) 8DEC2010
>intnx('day',today(),10) 16DEC2010
>;
>run;
>
>Any direct way of accomplishing that other than creating and running an
>include file?
>
>Art