https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-see-the-contents-of-an-Index-file/m-p/37906#M9669 Why do you ask this question? What is it that you want to achieve in the end? Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:59:49 GMT Patrick 2010-06-19T08:59:49Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-see-the-contents-of-an-Index-file/m-p/37905#M9668 Hello All.<BR /> <BR /> Is there a way to see the contents of the sas Index file?<BR /> Can i use proc contents ?<BR /> <BR /> Please let me know your opinions.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks in advance. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:52:28 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-see-the-contents-of-an-Index-file/m-p/37905#M9668 ren2010 2010-06-18T21:52:28Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-see-the-contents-of-an-Index-file/m-p/37906#M9669 Why do you ask this question? What is it that you want to achieve in the end? Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:59:49 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-see-the-contents-of-an-Index-file/m-p/37906#M9669 Patrick 2010-06-19T08:59:49Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-see-the-contents-of-an-Index-file/m-p/37907#M9670 perhaps the SAS Language Concepts documentation on "sas files" might explain the structure of base SAS indexes but (as far as I am aware) no procedures reveal more about the values in indexes than the proc contents option CENTILES. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:07:47 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-see-the-contents-of-an-Index-file/m-p/37907#M9670 Peter_C 2010-06-19T09:07:47Z