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if no errors write output file - if error create empty file - SAS 9.2
Posted on 2013-12-17
Experts,
I have a file that has four columns I am checking to see if there is an error.
if start_date_error = 'X' or
end_date_error = 'X' or
residual_start_error = 'X' or
residual_end_error = 'X' or
lob_error = 'X' or
media_type_error = 'X' or
dnis = . then ..........................
If one of the above conditions is true for any record on the file, I do not want to write an output file. If none of the records have an error, I would like to write an output file.
Can someone tell me if there is a way to do this?
The challenge is all records from the file need to be tested before the decision can be made to create an output file or an empty file.
I have a file that has four columns I am checking to see if there is an error.
if start_date_error = 'X' or
end_date_error = 'X' or
residual_start_error = 'X' or
residual_end_error = 'X' or
lob_error = 'X' or
media_type_error = 'X' or
dnis = . then ..........................
If one of the above conditions is true for any record on the file, I do not want to write an output file. If none of the records have an error, I would like to write an output file.
Can someone tell me if there is a way to do this?
The challenge is all records from the file need to be tested before the decision can be made to create an output file or an empty file.
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this can only be accomplished in 2 steps:
step 1 scan through the entire dataset:
data _null_;
set [source data] end = eof;
retain haserror; /* any variable you like to name it */
if _N_ eq 1 then haserror = 0; /* if first record initialize to 0 */
haserror = [all your conditons]; /* as long as the conditions return a TRUE, then haserror will hold the value 1 else haserror will continue to hold the value 0 because of the retain statement */
if eof then do; /* reached the end of dataset */
call symput("haserror", haserror); /* set the last value of haserror into a global variable named haserror - again it's up to you to name it */
end;
run;
step 2 write a macro to determine the next step to take:
%macro donext;
%if &haserror eq 1 %then %do;
[code to create empty file]
%end;
%else %do;
[code to create output file]
%end;
%mend;
%donext;
step 1 scan through the entire dataset:
data _null_;
set [source data] end = eof;
retain haserror; /* any variable you like to name it */
if _N_ eq 1 then haserror = 0; /* if first record initialize to 0 */
haserror = [all your conditons]; /* as long as the conditions return a TRUE, then haserror will hold the value 1 else haserror will continue to hold the value 0 because of the retain statement */
if eof then do; /* reached the end of dataset */
call symput("haserror", haserror); /* set the last value of haserror into a global variable named haserror - again it's up to you to name it */
end;
run;
step 2 write a macro to determine the next step to take:
%macro donext;
%if &haserror eq 1 %then %do;
[code to create empty file]
%end;
%else %do;
[code to create output file]
%end;
%mend;
%donext;
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