topic Re: Viewing Column Names and Labels Simultaneously in SAS Programming

Viewing Column Names and Labels Simultaneously

jp_78 — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:14:27 GMT

Does anybody know of a way to have SAS display column names and labels simultaneously in tables? Is it possible to make this a default setting?

Thanks!_

Re: Viewing Column Names and Labels Simultaneously

LinusH — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:17:47 GMT

Can you explain what client you are using, SAS version etc?

Re: Viewing Column Names and Labels Simultaneously

jp_78 — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:05:41 GMT

I am using SAS 9.4. I don't know what client I am using. I don't even know what that means. How can I find out?

Thank you.

Re: Viewing Column Names and Labels Simultaneously

SASKiwi — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:29:55 GMT

How are you displaying/viewing/reporting your tables? There are many ways of doing this in SAS so unless you tell us how you are doing this then it is difficult to offer any advice.

For example if you are using code then provide a sample, if you are using a SAS window, then describe how you do that and perhaps provide a screen shot.

Re: Viewing Column Names and Labels Simultaneously

ballardw — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:45:25 GMT

If you are using ViewTable, the tool that opens datasets from the explorer window, then the answer will be no.

Also since the default label for variables without labels is the variable name do you really want to see

VariableName

VarialbleName

as a column heading?

You could however make the variable name PART of the label:

label thisvar='ThisVar: longer text for label';