DATASETS Procedure
- Syntax
Procedure SyntaxPROC DATASETS StatementAGE StatementAPPEND StatementATTRIB StatementAUDIT StatementCHANGE StatementCONTENTS StatementCOPY StatementDELETE StatementEXCHANGE StatementEXCLUDE StatementFORMAT StatementIC CREATE StatementIC DELETE StatementIC REACTIVATE StatementINDEX CENTILES StatementINDEX CREATE StatementINDEX DELETE StatementINFORMAT StatementLABEL StatementMODIFY StatementREBUILD StatementRENAME StatementREPAIR StatementSAVE StatementSELECT Statement - Overview
- Concepts
- Results
- Examples Removing All Labels and Formats in a Data SetManipulating SAS FilesSaving SAS Files from DeletionModifying SAS Data SetsDescribing a SAS Data SetConcatenating Two SAS Data SetsAging SAS Data SetsODS Output Getting Sort Indicator InformationUsing the ORDER= Option with the CONTENTS StatementInitiating an Audit File
ATTRIB Statement
Associates a format, informat, or label with variables
in the SAS data set specified in the MODIFY statement.
| Restriction: | Must appear in a MODIFY RUN group |
| Example: | AUDIT statement |
Syntax
Required Arguments
- variable list
-
names the variables that you want to associate with the attributes. You can list the variables in any form that SAS allows.
- attribute-list
-
specifies one or more attributes to assign to variable-list. Specify one or more of the following attributes in the ATTRIB statement:
- FORMAT=format
-
associates a format with variables in variable-list.Tip:The format can be either a standard SAS format or a format that is defined with the FORMAT procedure.
Details
Within the DATASETS
procedure, the ATTRIB statement must be used in a MODIFY RUN group
and can use only the FORMAT, INFORMAT, and LABEL options. The ATTRIB
statement is the simplest way to remove or change all variable labels,
formats, or informats in a data set using the keyword _ALL_. For an
example, see Removing All Labels and Formats in a Data Set.
If you are not deleting
or changing all attributes, it is easier to use the following statements, LABEL statement , FORMAT Statement, and INFORMAT statement.