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
INDEX DELETE Statement
Deletes one or more indexes associated with the
SAS data set specified in the MODIFY statement.
| Restriction: | Must appear in a MODIFY RUN group |
| Note: | You can use the CONTENTS statement to produce a list of all indexes for a data set. |
Syntax
INDEX DELETE index-1<...index-n> | _ALL_;
Required Arguments
- index-1 <...index-n>
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names one or more indexes to delete. The index(es) must be for variables in the SAS data set that is named in the preceding MODIFY statement. You can delete both simple and composite indexes.
- _ALL_
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deletes all indexes, except for indexes that are owned by an integrity constraint. When an index is created, it is marked as owned by the user, by an integrity constraint, or by both. If an index is owned by both a user and an integrity constraint, the index is not deleted until both an IC DELETE statement and an INDEX DELETE statement are processed.