topic Re: Proc datasets in SAS Programming

Proc datasets

HeatherNewton — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 07:03:10 GMT

Proc datasets lib=staging
Contents data=baselii_boc;
run;

What is this doing?

Re: Proc datasets

PaigeMiller — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 10:33:57 GMT

@HeatherNewton wrote:
Proc datasets lib=staging
Contents data=baselii_boc;
run;

What is this doing?

What is it doing (once you fix the problem of missing semi-colons) — this is a great example of applying Maxim 4 — try it yourself. You can use data set SASHELP.CLASS (lib=sashelp and data=class) if you don't have that particular data set.

Re: Proc datasets

Kurt_Bremser — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 19:11:39 GMT

 wrote:
Proc datasets lib=staging
Contents data=baselii_boc;
run;

What is this doing?

It throws a syntax ERROR. Once you properly terminate the PROC DATASETS statement, it is equivalent to
proc contents data=staging.baselii_boc;
run;
Note that PROC DATASETS supports run-group processing and has to be terminated with a QUIT statement.