Answer / vemula

It is an automaic variable created during datastep
processing. And it show how many no of time it has iterated
datastep.

Answer / sumalatha.ch

it counts the no.of iteration in the data step.how many
times data step executes.

Answer / name is no need

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Answer / sampath kumar

IT WILL IDENTIFY THE NO.OF TIMES THE DATA STEP LOOP WILL BE
EXECUTED.EVERY TIME IT WILL INCREMENT BY 1.

Answer / nipun

this is one of the automatic variables created by sas during
data processiong
And _n_ is number of times sas has began to execute.
(not the no. of iterations)

Answer / mohan reddy

_n_ is initially set 1.it will identify the no.of times the
data step will be executed.

Answer / sudhaker

It genarats the number

Answer / srinivas

Srinivas

U run data step,in that step any error._N_ gives which
position error,in that situation _error_=1

_n_ is the iteration of the data step.

if u use in data step _N_ gives the cursor position

Answer / kishore

this is one of the automatic variables created by sas during
data processiong .it specifies the line number in which the
error & the data error takes place

Answer / suresh

How, some of you are saying _n_ gives no of errors.
Please justify ur answer.

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