Specify SAS statements in order to create design columns (
variables
) based on the physical names of the raw data files and array and channel indices.
Common SAS functions to use in these statements are
substr()
and
scan()
. A
SAS variable named
File
is available that contains the name of the file. For example,
length trt $ 8; trt = scan(File,1,"_");
creates a SAS
character variable
trt
of length
8
whose values equal the string from the filename preceding the first underscore. You can also use the variable
Array
, which is a unique numerical index for each row, and a variable
Channel
when you have more than one channel. The specification is in this general form to provide you with maximum power and flexibility to create variables. If you are unfamiliar with this syntax, please refer to
Base SAS language documentation
or seek programming assistance.