Using a variable as an X value in paired t-test.

Question

So I have the following code:

col = ":Sex";

New Window("AQP8 Normal",
Matched Pairs(
  	X(:Name("col")),
  	Y( :Name( "AQP8-Norm-Memb" ), :Name( "AQP8-Norm-Cyto" ) ),
  	Reference Frame( 1 ),
  	Wilcoxon Signed Rank( 1 )
)
);

It doesn't work. No error messages, no nothing.  Very annoying.

Any ideas on how I can use a variable to assign X?

Thanks.

Related rant feel free to ignore:  WHY DIDN'T SAS JUST USE C/C++ AS THE BASE OF THE LANGUAGE INSTEAD OF COMING UP WITH SOME "NEW" LANGUAGE!!  PISSES ME OFF IN SAS TOO!

Thanks.  I'm done.  I feel better now.  :)

unknown · Answer

That is indeed the solution.

Thanks for your help.

ms · Answer

Have you checked the log for error messages? Usually you will get a hint in the log of what's causing the script to fail.

In your script I found two potential errors: The col assignment (you assign a string ":Sex" to col  instead of a column) and the X assignment (you assign a column with heading col rather than use the column variable col)

This should work: