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Re: macro as macro parameter? #2 0 32 (9/8/2003 8:40:56 AM) comp.soft-sys.sas Hello, You can maybe adapt the following example, found in the SAS docs. It uses the /parmbuff option in the %macro statement. Regards. * Example 3: Using the %MACRO Statement with the PARMBUFF Option The macr... pierre

Re: Updating a table #6 0 20 (9/8/2003 7:50:16 AM) comp.soft-sys.sas Hello, If, for some reason, your master table is not, and cannot be, sorted on the unique id, could you not index it on this id ? However, SAS tables lack a real primary index. All indexes are secondary ones.... pierre

Re: can you submit local code inside an rsubmit block? #4 2 27 (9/1/2003 3:00:45 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Sorry, I think I do not understand what you really need. We always work with the usual structure I mentioned before, combining a sequence of local and remote processings. Of course, the local SAS remains the m... pierre

Re: can you submit local code inside an rsubmit block? #3 2 34 (9/1/2003 11:17:04 AM) comp.soft-sys.sas Hello, Do you mean something else than the usual structure : local code 1 RSUBMIT; remote code 1 ENDRSUBMIT; local code 2 RSUBMIT; remote code 2 ENDRSUBMIT; local code 3 etc... On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 11:29:23 +0... pierre

proc summary performance 1 35 (9/1/2003 9:28:22 AM) comp.soft-sys.sas Sometimes, proc summary (with only BY processing, no CLASS variables) uses much more cpu time than an 'equivalent' data step. Sometimes, it is about the same performance. Results, using the following test prog... pierre

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Updating a table 4 23 (9/5/2003 6:44:55 AM) comp.soft-sys.sas Hi! What is the best way to update a table? For example, lets say I have a big table with a unique ID, "username" and I would like to update one of the observations. I can see several methods involving SET, MER... stigeide (75)