Retrieving and Storing a Data Set

When you select a data set to retrieve and store from the Result Package Tree View window, the Specify Output Library Name and Member Name window prompts you to specify the storage location.

1. Specify the library name and the member name for the data set.

   Library Name

   specifies the library where you want the retrieved data set to be stored. You can also click the arrow beside this field to browse possible library selections.

   Member Name

   specifies the name for the data set.

2. In the Data Set Options field, specify options as a text string in the following form:

   option1=value option2=value ...

   Example:

   pw='born2run' keep=empno

   Surround string values, such as a password, with single quotation marks.

   You can specify a value for data set options that apply to a data set that is opened for input.

   Examples of options that you can specify on this window are

   • GENNUM=
   • LABEL=
   • OUTREP=
   • SORTEDBY=
   • TOBSNO=
   • TRANTAB=
   • PW=
   • READ=
   • WRITE=
   • ALTER=
   • FIRSTOBS=
   • OBS=
   • WHERE=
   • IDXNAME=
   • IDXWHERE=
   • DROP=
   • KEEP=
   • RENAME=

   For a complete list of data set options, see the SAS Data Set Options topic in either the SAS Online Help, Release 8.2, or the SAS Version 8 online documentation.

3. Click OK to retrieve and store the data set.