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
Example 3: Saving SAS Files from Deletion
| Features: |
SAVE statement option: : MEMTYPE= |
This example uses the
SAVE statement to save some SAS files from deletion and to delete
other SAS files.
Program
options pagesize=40 linesize=80 nodate pageno=1 source;
LIBNAME elder 'SAS-library';
proc datasets lib=elder;
save chronic aging clinics / memtype=data; run;
Program Description
Write the programming statements to the SAS log. SAS option
SOURCE writes all programming statements to the log.
SAS Log
161 162 options pagesize=40 linesize=80 nodate pageno=1 source; 163 LIBNAME elder 'c:\Documents and Settings\mydir\My 163! Documents\procdatasets\elder'; NOTE: Libref ELDER was successfully assigned as follows: Engine: V9 Physical Name: c:\Documents and Settings\mydir\My Documents\procdatasets\elder 164 LIBNAME green 'c:\Documents and Settings\mydir\My 164! Documents\procdatasets\green'; NOTE: Libref GREEN was successfully assigned as follows: Engine: V9 Physical Name: c:\Documents and Settings\mydir\My Documents\procdatasets\green 165 proc copy in=green out=elder; NOTE: Copying GREEN.AGING to ELDER.AGING (memtype=DATA). NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set GREEN.AGING. NOTE: The data set ELDER.AGING has 1 observations and 2 variables. NOTE: Copying GREEN.ALCOHOL to ELDER.ALCOHOL (memtype=DATA). NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set GREEN.ALCOHOL. NOTE: The data set ELDER.ALCOHOL has 1 observations and 2 variables. NOTE: Copying GREEN.BACKPAIN to ELDER.BACKPAIN (memtype=DATA). NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set GREEN.BACKPAIN. NOTE: The data set ELDER.BACKPAIN has 1 observations and 2 variables. NOTE: Copying GREEN.CHRONIC to ELDER.CHRONIC (memtype=DATA). NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set GREEN.CHRONIC. NOTE: The data set ELDER.CHRONIC has 1 observations and 2 variables. NOTE: Copying GREEN.CLINICS to ELDER.CLINICS (memtype=CATALOG). NOTE: Copying GREEN.CLINICS to ELDER.CLINICS (memtype=DATA). NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set GREEN.CLINICS. NOTE: The data set ELDER.CLINICS has 1 observations and 2 variables. NOTE: Copying GREEN.DISEASE to ELDER.DISEASE (memtype=DATA). NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set GREEN.DISEASE. NOTE: The data set ELDER.DISEASE has 1 observations and 2 variables. NOTE: Copying GREEN.GROWTH to ELDER.GROWTH (memtype=DATA). NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set GREEN.GROWTH. NOTE: The data set ELDER.GROWTH has 1 observations and 2 variables. NOTE: Copying GREEN.HOSPITAL to ELDER.HOSPITAL (memtype=CATALOG). NOTE: PROCEDURE COPY used (Total process time): real time 2.42 seconds cpu time 0.04 seconds 166 proc datasets lib=elder; Directory Libref ELDER Engine V9 Physical Name \myfiles\elder Filename \myfiles\elder Member File # Name Type Size Last Modified 1 AGING DATA 5120 12Sep07:15:52:52 2 ALCOHOL DATA 5120 12Sep07:15:52:52 3 BACKPAIN DATA 5120 12Sep07:15:52:53 4 CHRONIC DATA 5120 12Sep07:15:52:53 5 CLINICS CATALOG 17408 12Sep07:15:52:53 6 CLINICS DATA 5120 12Sep07:15:52:53 7 DISEASE DATA 5120 12Sep07:15:52:54 8 GROWTH DATA 5120 12Sep07:15:52:54 9 HOSPITAL CATALOG 17408 12Sep07:15:52:54
167 save chronic aging clinics / memtype=data; 168 run; NOTE: Saving ELDER.CHRONIC (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Saving ELDER.AGING (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Saving ELDER.CLINICS (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.ALCOHOL (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.BACKPAIN (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.CLINICS (memtype=CATALOG). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.DISEASE (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.GROWTH (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.HOSPITAL (memtype=CATALOG).