topic get column names in SAS/IML in SAS/IML Software and Matrix Computations https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/get-column-names-in-SAS-IML/m-p/90064#M566 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>HI, I got a matrix. Each column has its own name. How to get the names of the columns and save them into a vector?</P><P></P><P>for example, how to get the column names in the following matrix?</P><P></P><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>proc iml;</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>n = {1 2 3, 4 5 6};&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /* 2 x 3 numeric */</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>c = {'a' 'b', 'c' 'd'};&nbsp; /* 2 x 2 character */</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P></P><P></P><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>nNames = "n1":"n3";</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>cNames = "c1":"c2";</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>create ndat from n[colname=nNames]; </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>append from n;</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>create cdat from c[colname=cNames]; </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>append from c;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P></P><P></P><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>quit;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P></P><P>Many thanks!</P><P></P><P>Sincerely,</P><P>Ryan</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 May 2013 13:48:14 GMT ryankey 2013-05-30T13:48:14Z get column names in SAS/IML https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/get-column-names-in-SAS-IML/m-p/90064#M566 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>HI, I got a matrix. Each column has its own name. How to get the names of the columns and save them into a vector?</P><P></P><P>for example, how to get the column names in the following matrix?</P><P></P><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>proc iml;</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>n = {1 2 3, 4 5 6};&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /* 2 x 3 numeric */</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>c = {'a' 'b', 'c' 'd'};&nbsp; /* 2 x 2 character */</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P></P><P></P><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>nNames = "n1":"n3";</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>cNames = "c1":"c2";</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>create ndat from n[colname=nNames]; </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>append from n;</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>create cdat from c[colname=cNames]; </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>append from c;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P></P><P></P><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>quit;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P></P><P>Many thanks!</P><P></P><P>Sincerely,</P><P>Ryan</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 May 2013 13:48:14 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/get-column-names-in-SAS-IML/m-p/90064#M566 ryankey 2013-05-30T13:48:14Z Re: get column names in SAS/IML https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/get-column-names-in-SAS-IML/m-p/90065#M567 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Got it. Use CONTENTS function.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 May 2013 14:19:59 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-IML-Software-and-Matrix/get-column-names-in-SAS-IML/m-p/90065#M567 ryankey 2013-05-30T14:19:59Z