| Creating and Updating Tables and Views |
Because PROC SQL tables are SAS data files, you can use them as input to a DATA step or to other SAS procedures. For example, the following PROC MEANS step calculates the mean for Area for all countries in COUNTRIES:
proc means data=sql.countries mean maxdec=2; title "Mean Area for All Countries"; var area; run;
Using a PROC SQL Table in PROC MEANS
Mean Area for All Countries
The MEANS Procedure
Analysis Variable : Area
Mean
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