sas macros
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Answer / sudheer
its is use to customaze the sas environment, it can be
used to do a repeatative task
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 18 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / ramesh babu
Macroes are Compiled Programes by macro procescer
it can be used for reuse
to save space
to consume execution time
to reduce code
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 15 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / mohan reddy
MACRO IS A STORED TEXT THAT CAN BE USED ANY WHERE IN THE SAS
SYSTEM.THE STORED CODE CAN BE USED REPETATIVLY WORK.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 10 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / jyotshna
sas macros stores in autocall library.(default)
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 8 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / srinivas
Use With Macro Language We Can develop Reuseble applications
this applications we can use unlimited times.Use with Macro
language we can save more time and work for
programming.basically macros is most useful tool in the sas.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 6 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / swathi
MACRO IS A CHARACTER BASED LANGUAGE.MACRO ALLOWS U TO WRITE
A PIECE OF CODE ONCE AND USE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN IN THE SAME
PROGRAM OR IN DIFFERENT.IT IS A RE-USEABILITY OF CODE.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 9 Yes | 4 No |
Answer / srimaheshbabu
Macro is a tool.By using macros we can do the
customize,reduce and extent
minimum amount of text.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / ravi
Macro is a tool.It is used to customize,reduce and extent
minimum amount of text.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / t v r kumar
Macro is used to do reptative task we can call to any
program between the programers.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 1 No |
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data voter; input Age Party : $1. (Ques1-Ques4)($1. + 1); datalines; 23 D 1 1 2 2 45 R 5 5 4 1 67 D 2 4 3 3 39 R 4 4 4 4 19 D 2 1 2 1 75 D 3 3 2 3 57 R 4 3 4 4 ; Idont understand what the (Ques1-Ques4)($1. + 1) means. I have seen (Ques1-Ques4)(4*$1.), but what is (Ques1-Ques4)($1. + 1)? Appreciate all help Thanks