topic Re: Duplicating dataset using PROC DATASETS (in same library) in SAS Programming

Duplicating dataset using PROC DATASETS (in same library)

desertsp2 — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 20:53:28 GMT

I'm stumped - how do I copy a dataset within the same library and give the copy a new name?

Copying it to another library, renaming it, then moving it back works.....but I can't figure out how to do this entirely within the original library. I don't always have a "spare" library handy...and prefer to keep the original timestamp etc. intact hence wanting to use PROC DATASETS or PROC COPY.

Re: Duplicating dataset using PROC DATASETS (in same library)

Kurt_Bremser — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:05:52 GMT

I'd use the operating system for this, since in my case it's a UNIX, with cp -p

Re: Duplicating dataset using PROC DATASETS (in same library)

Patrick — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 00:44:10 GMT

@desertsp2

I totally agree with you. It's an astonishing miss in such a feature rich language like SAS. Why don't you propose such an enhancement? I'll vote for it.

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SASware-Ballot-Ideas/idb-p/sas_ideas

Re: Duplicating dataset using PROC DATASETS (in same library)

acfarrer — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:14:57 GMT

The suggestion has been posted: https://communities.sas.com/t5/SASware-Ballot-Ideas/proc-datasets-copy-to-newname-within-library/idi-p/620149