PRINT Procedure
- Syntax
- Overview
- Concepts
- Using
- Examples Selecting Variables to PrintCustomizing Text in Column HeadingsCreating Separate Sections of a Report for Groups of ObservationsSumming Numeric Variables with One BY GroupSumming Numeric Variables with Multiple BY VariablesLimiting the Number of Sums in a ReportControlling the Layout of a Report with Many VariablesCreating a Customized Layout with BY Groups and ID VariablesPrinting All the Data Sets in a SAS Library
ID Statement
Identifies observations by using the formatted values
of the variables that you list instead of by using observation numbers.
| Examples: | Controlling the Layout of a Report with Many VariablesCreating a Customized Layout with BY Groups and ID Variables |
Syntax
Required Argument
- variable(s)
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specifies one or more variables to print instead of the observation number at the beginning of each row of the report.Restriction:If the ID variables occupy so much space that no room remains on the line for at least one other variable, PROC PRINT writes a warning to the SAS log and does not treat all ID variables as ID variables.Interaction:If a variable in the ID statement also appears in the VAR statement, the output contains two columns for that variable.
Optional Argument
- STYLE <(location(s))>=<style-element-name> <[style-attribute-specification(s)]>
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specifies the style element to use for ID columns created with the ID statement.Tip:To specify different style elements for different ID columns, use a separate ID statement for each variable and add a different STYLE option to each ID statement.See:For information about the arguments of this option and how it is used, see the STYLE= option in the PROC PRINT statement.
Details
Using the BY Statement with an ID Statement
PROC
PRINT uses a special layout if all BY variables appear in the same
order at the beginning of the ID statement. (See Creating a Customized Layout with BY Groups and ID Variables.)