<< Get Values from a Column without subsetting each set of row selection.

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So, I have a big dataset. Currently I am selecting few rows for each condition, subsetting the data and run  << get values (im My JSL script)  to move data to defined LIST.  This process is taking significant time, because as i mentioned dataset is huge.

I want to know, if there is a way to  << get values from a column for the selected rows without doing subset everytime. \

Or I have to subset every time to  << get values from  desired ROW\Column.

Thanks

Jeff_Perkinson

You can get the value of a column for a given row by subscripting to that row.

 

For example:

 

dt=open("$SAMPLE_DATA\Big Class.jmp");
:name[1];

Will return "Katie" which is the name in the first row.

 

 

Likewise, you can use a matrix for the subscript.

 

dt=open("$SAMPLE_DATA\Big Class.jmp");
:name[[2,3,4]];

That returns: 

{"LOUISE", "JANE", "JACLYN"}

You can probably see where this is headed. The <<Get Selected Rows message returns a matrix, so you can use that to subscript directly to the column.

dt=open("$SAMPLE_DATA\Big Class.jmp");
rows=dt<<get selected rows;
:name[rows];