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Arun_shSAS
Fluorite | Level 6

data a1 a2 a3;

input x;

cards;

1

2

3

;

 

I want a1 a2 a3 to be appended into a single dataset using an array. Please, suggest. 

 

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Why not just use a SET statement?

data want ;
  set a1-a3 ;
run;
Arun_shSAS
Fluorite | Level 6
Using array.
Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

@Arun_shSAS wrote:
Using array.

That does not make any sense. The ARRAY statement in SAS is used as a way to make it easy to treat a series of variables as if they formed an array of values.  It has nothing whatsoever to do with datasets.

PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Your code will produce 3 identical datasets, each containing 3 observations. If you want just one dataset, use

 

data A;

input x;

cards;

1

2

3

;

PG

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