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Calcite | Level 5

Calcite | Level 5

What does 'pos' for SAS variables exactly mean?

Posted 04-28-2009 11:08 AM (2969 views)

What does 'pos' for SAS variables exactly mean?

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Rhodochrosite | Level 12

Rhodochrosite | Level 12

Re: What does 'pos' for SAS variables exactly mean?

Posted 04-28-2009 11:27 AM (2924 views) | In reply to osho

please provide more context. Where are you seeing this?

Calcite | Level 5

Calcite | Level 5

Re: What does 'pos' for SAS variables exactly mean?

Posted 04-28-2009 01:11 PM (2924 views) | In reply to Doc_Duke

When I do proc contents, it gives me a list of variables with type, length, format, informat and pos. What is this pos?

Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

Re: What does 'pos' for SAS variables exactly mean?

Posted 04-28-2009 02:35 PM (2924 views) | In reply to osho

Position in the SAS file.

Calcite | Level 5

Calcite | Level 5

Re: What does 'pos' for SAS variables exactly mean?

Posted 04-28-2009 02:55 PM (2924 views) | In reply to osho

Is the pos determined by SAS once I define the variables?
or do I have to explicity define pos every time I introduce a variable?
Thanks

Rhodochrosite | Level 12

Rhodochrosite | Level 12

Re: What does 'pos' for SAS variables exactly mean?

Posted 04-28-2009 03:08 PM (2924 views) | In reply to osho

How the position is determined is described in excruciating detail in the SAS documentation for the "SAS Data Files" under base SAS.