Renames variables in the output
map data set that correspond to
specific fields in the shapefile.
| Requirements: |
At least one field-identifier and variable-name pair are required.
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RENAME 'field-identifier-1' = variable-name-1 <... 'field-identifier-n' =
SAS-variable-n>
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- 'field-identifier' =
variable-name
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assigns a variable name in the output map data set for a
field in the shapefile. You can specify multiple field identifier and variable
name pairs, separated by a space.
For example, the following code renames the STNAME field to STATE, and
the FIPSTATE field to STATE_FIPS:
rename "stname" = state "fipstate" = state_fips;
By default, when you do not specify the RENAME statement, the MAPIMPORT
procedure uses the field name in the shapefile as the variable name in the
output map data set. However, if the field name is not a valid SAS variable
name, then the variable name is modified in the output map data set. For more
information about valid SAS variable names, see Names in the SAS
Language in
SAS Language Reference: Concepts.
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