At October 7, 2005 12:14, concerning "RE: Summarize length of all variable length recor", Barry Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (to Neil Duffee):
> [snip] > However, it is not necessary to use an explicit RETAIN statement, when > you, instead, use the "SUM Statement" syntax, which has an implied > retain: > [snip] Hey! I learned some more SAS today. All these years, I've been using RETAIN statements for my 'sum' variables when it's not necessary. I always used them to avoid 'missing values' during calculations and didn't realize (ie. RTM further) these extra properties. Tks much for pointing that out. ----------> signature = 6 lines follows <-------------- Neil Duffee, Joe SysProg, U d'Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont, Canada telephone:1 613 562 5800 x4585 fax:1 613 562 5161 mailto:NDuffee of uOttawa.ca http:/ /aix1.uottawa.ca/ ~nduffee "How *do* you plan for something like that?" Guardian Bob, Reboot "For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism." "Systems Programming: Guilty, until proven innocent" John Norgauer 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
