topic Re: Table Label in SAS Procedures

Table Label

deleted_user — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:17:00 GMT

I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me figure out how exactly to assign a label to a SAS data set I'm creating. If more/specific information is needed, I'll re-post at once, and thanks in advance for any/all help.

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Re: Table Label

sbb — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:48:56 GMT

Look at the SAS DATA statement/option LABEL="".

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

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Re: Table Label

deleted_user — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:29:32 GMT

Scott,

Thanks for the reply on that. I'd noted the LABEL="" statement, yet I'm honestly unsure where to put it in my program. If this helps, here's a basic look at my program:

data LibraryX.TABLEX;
infile test.txt;
format FIELD1 $20; format FIELD2 $30;
informat FIELD1 $20; informat FIELD2 $30;
input FIELD1 $
FIELD2 $;
output; end; run;

Would it be possible to look at that and tell me where (and how) that would go if I wanted to give my table (TABLEX) a label of "Data Table X"?

Again, thanks in advance, and I appreciate your time.
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Re: Table Label

deleted_user — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:29:43 GMT

In this context, LABEL is a data set option. The general syntax is:

DATA X.Y (LABEL='label');

In this particular case, you want:

data LibraryX.TABLEX (LABEL='whatever');

Re: Table Label

deleted_user — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:50:32 GMT

Bob and Scott,

Thanks again for the help, and this worked perfectly. I really appreciate your time IMMENSELY!!!

Regards,
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