topic Re: PROC PRINT showing only part of data, when used with VARTYPE in SAS Programming

PROC PRINT showing only part of data, when used with VARTYPE

jimmychoi — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 09:35:50 GMT

Hi, a simple program:

data pets;
	input breed $ type $ number;
	datatlines;
	York A 3
	GR A 4
	York B 38
	Puddle A 2
	;
RUN;


proc print data = pets;
vartype breed;
sum number;
run;

two questions:

1. proc print only displays SOME variables, below is the output (see the difference). When I erase the line with VARTYPE, displays all variables.

- output when VARTYPE used in proc print

York	3
GR	4
York	38
Puddle	2

- output when VARTYPE not used in proc print

York	A	3
GR	A	4
York	B	38
Puddle	A	2

2. What does VARTYPE do? I know this would display the 'type' of variable breed, as a character, but what meaning does it have, when declared inside PROC PRINT? so far, from the output, there is no information on the type of variable 'breed'. (as you can see from the table (output) above)

Re: PROC PRINT showing only part of data, when used with VARTYPE

PeterClemmensen — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 10:26:46 GMT

Neither I, now the PROC PRINT SAS Documentation has heard of a VARTYPE Statement in PROC PRINT. What does your log say? When I run this

proc print data=sashelp.class;
   vartype sex;
   sum height;
run;

my log gives me the warning: "WARNING 1-322: Assuming the symbol VAR was misspelled as vartype.". I suspect this is also the case here, so use the VAR Statement instead.

Re: PROC PRINT showing only part of data, when used with VARTYPE

jimmychoi — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 12:03:50 GMT

Thanks, draycut.
I think it is var type breed, instead of vartype bread.
You have enlightened me 🙂

Re: PROC PRINT showing only part of data, when used with VARTYPE

PeterClemmensen — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 14:19:06 GMT

Glad to be at service 🙂