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Calcite | Level 5
Hi,
Let me know how to count the number of character columns in the SAS dataset.
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Lapis Lazuli | Level 10 sbb
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10
You can use the SAS-maintained view DICTIONARY.COLUMNS and PROC SQL to count information about SAS dataset/library members. The SAS support http://support.sas.com/ website has SAS-hosted documentation and supplemental technical papers and info resources on this type of topic, available by using the website search facility or a Google advanced search adding the site:sas.com parameter to limit the search to just that website/domain.

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

Accessing SAS System Information by Using DICTIONARY Tables
http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/sqlproc/62086/HTML/default/a001385596.htm


Variable Names Don’t Begin with the Same Characters? No Problem: How to Create Variable List without Copying, Pasting or Excel Intervention Xu Zeng, Independent Consultant, Fairfax, VA
http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings09/053-2009.pdf
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Hi,

Please try this....

proc sql;
select count(*)
from dictionary.columns
where libname="library-name in capitals" and memname="dataset-name in capitals" and type="char";
quit;

if you want you can convert count into macro by using INTO statement

Rgds,
skm

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