Is there a way to combine headers with the same label within the proc print function? For Instance, if I labeled gave both the firstname and lastname fields the same label as "name", could I run some variation such as:
proc print data=mydata label;
var firstname lastname /style(header)=[background =lightblue ];
run;
and get an output of:
Name | |
Bob | Jones |
Daffy | Duck |
Not in proc Print.
You can do this with Proc Report:
data have; input name1 $ name2 $; datalines; Bob Jim Fred Barney ; proc report data=have; column ("Name label" name1 name2); define name1 /"" ; define name2 /""; run;
The ("Name label" name1 name2) sets a spanning header over the columns Name 1 and Name2 as indicated by the ( ) around the text.
The Define statements with the /"" suppress the default variable label that the individual variables would otherwise contribute.
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