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elopomorph
Calcite | Level 5

I want to tell SAS to read columns 1 to 500.  I could tell it to read COL1 COL2 COL3 ... COL500 but that would take forever.  

 

Here is a more detailed example

VAR  COL1 COL2 COL3 COL4 COL5 COL6 COL7 ............................................  COL500

 

Is there a shorter way to tell SAS to read the columns?

 

 

 

 

 

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ballardw
Super User

And if you are reading an external file you can use a range list on the input statement:

 

input var1 col1-col500;

Or

input var1 col001 - col500;

 

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Yes several:

data want;

  set have;

  keep=col1-col500;

  /* Or */

  keep=col:;

  /* Or */

  array col{500};

  do i=1 to 500;

    ...;

  end;

run;

ballardw
Super User

And if you are reading an external file you can use a range list on the input statement:

 

input var1 col1-col500;

Or

input var1 col001 - col500;

 

elopomorph
Calcite | Level 5

very helpful. Thanks!  

AnnaBrown
Community Manager

Hi elopomorph,

 

I'm glad you found some useful info! If one of the replies was the exact solution to your problem, can you "Accept it as a solution"? Or if one was particularly helpful, feel free to "Like" it. This will help other community members who may run into the same issue know what worked.

 

Thanks!

Anna


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