https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Rename/m-p/616199#M180367 <P>Try:</P> <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">rename 'Second_Max_niz_crd_1.2'n=new_name</CODE></PRE> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Please post your proc transpose code as you may be able to circumvent the issue altogether by adjusting that code.</P> Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:09:55 GMT unison 2020-01-09T14:09:55Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Rename/m-p/616193#M180364 <P>Hello</P> <P>I have a problem.</P> <P>I have a data set that one of the variables name is&nbsp; Second_Max_niz_crd_1.2</P> <P>As you can see in the name there is dot (.)</P> <P>I want to rename the column&nbsp; but I get an error.</P> <P>Please not that the name is created by proc transpose and a data set with this variable name is created.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:02:40 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Rename/m-p/616193#M180364 Ronein 2020-01-09T14:02:40Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Rename/m-p/616199#M180367 <P>Try:</P> <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">rename 'Second_Max_niz_crd_1.2'n=new_name</CODE></PRE> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Please post your proc transpose code as you may be able to circumvent the issue altogether by adjusting that code.</P> Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:09:55 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Rename/m-p/616199#M180367 unison 2020-01-09T14:09:55Z