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Haydn
Quartz | Level 8

Hello,

 

I'm looking to list all datasets in a library, variables and variable types along with the library name.

 

I've found this on this forum located here:https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/PROC-CONTENTS-of-entire-library-with-all-variables-det...

 

Can someone please assist?

 

/* Note that value of libname is UPPERCASE */
proc sql;
create table columns as
select name as variable
,memname as table_name
from dictionary.columns
where libname = 'WORK'
;
quit;
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ghosh
Barite | Level 11
* Change SASHELP with the library name;

PROC CONTENTS DATA=SASHELP._ALL_ ; RUN; 

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ghosh
Barite | Level 11
* Change SASHELP with the library name;

PROC CONTENTS DATA=SASHELP._ALL_ ; RUN; 
heffo
Pyrite | Level 9

It all depends on what you want to do with it. If you want to do some coding then the proc sql is better. I'm doing an automatic metadata documentation of all the libraries, tables, variables and formats by a combination of queries to the dictionary tables. But if you only need to view them on off, then the proc datasets is perfect. 

proc sql;
	create table columns as
	select libname,	memname, name, type, length, varnum
	from dictionary.columns
	where libname = upcase('WORK') ;
quit;
Haydn
Quartz | Level 8
Hi everyone, is there a way using either of the methods above or a macro, where I could specify the files I want, without getting all of them?
heffo
Pyrite | Level 9
%macro printContents();

	proc sql noprint;
		*Get all the libraries that you want;
	  	select cats(libname,".",memname) into : ds separated by " " 
		from dictionary.tables
		where libname = upcase('SASHELP') and upcase(memname) in ("CLASS" "BASEBALL");
	quit;

	*Get the number of tables to loop.;
	%let no_of_tables=%sysfunc(countw(&ds," "));

	*Loop the list;
	%do _i = 1 %to &no_of_tables;
		%let ds_name=%scan(&ds,&_i, %str( ));
		PROC CONTENTS DATA=&ds_name; 
		RUN; 
	%end;
%mend printContents;

%printContents();

Maybe this? 

Haydn
Quartz | Level 8
Thanks heffo, it did the trick.

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