SAS/ACCESS editing statements enable
you to drop or rename items, list items, reset names, and so on, in
a descriptor. All of the statements can be used when you are creating
a descriptor. The ASSIGN=, SELECT, RESET, and UNIQUE= statements cannot
be used when you are changing a descriptor.
When creating or changing an access descriptor, place editing statements after the
last database definition statement. All editing statements are optional.
The following list shows
the basic syntax of each editing statement:
ASSIGN=Y | N;
UNIQUE=Y | N;
DROP item-name | index-number...;
FORMAT item-name | index-number <=> format...;
LIST ALL | VIEW | index-number | item-name <blanks |
DB | DESC>;
QUIT | EXIT;
RENAME item-name | index-number <=> SAS-name...;
RESET ALL | item-name | index-number...;
SELECT ALL | item-name | index-number...;
SUBSET selection-criteria;
These statements are
described in detail in the following sections.