The DATASOURCE Procedure
- Overview
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Getting Started
Structure of a SAS Data Set Containing Time Series DataReading Data FilesSubsetting Input Data FilesControlling the Frequency of Data – The INTERVAL= OptionSelecting Time Series Variables – The KEEP and DROP StatementsControlling the Time Range of Data – The RANGE StatementReading in Data Files Containing Cross SectionsObtaining Descriptive Information on Cross SectionsSubsetting a Data File Containing Cross SectionsRenaming Time Series VariablesChanging the Lengths of Numeric Variables -
Syntax
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Details
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ExamplesBEA National Income and Product AccountsBLS Consumer Price Index SurveysBLS State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings SurveysDRI/McGraw-Hill Format CITIBASE FilesDRI Data Delivery Service DatabasePC Format CITIBASE DatabaseQuarterly COMPUSTAT Data FilesAnnual COMPUSTAT Data Files, V9.2 New Filetype CSAUC3CRSP Daily NYSE/AMEX Combined Stocks
- References
FORMAT Statement
FORMAT variable-list format … ;
The FORMAT statement assigns formats to variables in output data sets. The variable-list can contain variable names and variable name range specifications. See Variable Lists for details. The format specified applies to all variables in the variable list.
A single FORMAT statement can assign the same format to several variables or different formats to different variables. The FORMAT statement can use standard SAS formats or formats defined using the FORMAT procedure.
Any later format specification for a variable, using either the FORMAT statement or the FORMAT= option in the ATTRIBUTE statement, always overrides the previous one.