Duplicating dataset using PROC DATASETS (in same library)

[desertsp2]

I'm stumped - how do I copy a dataset within the same library and give the copy a new name? 

Copying it to another library, renaming it, then moving it back works.....but I can't figure out how to do this entirely within the original library. I don't always have a "spare" library handy...and prefer to keep the original timestamp etc. intact hence wanting to use PROC DATASETS or PROC COPY. 

[Kurt_Bremser]

I'd use the operating system for this, since in my case it's a UNIX, with cp -p

[Patrick]

@desertsp2 

I totally agree with you. It's an astonishing miss in such a feature rich language like SAS. Why don't you propose such an enhancement? I'll vote for it.

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SASware-Ballot-Ideas/idb-p/sas_ideas 

[acfarrer]

The suggestion has been posted: https://communities.sas.com/t5/SASware-Ballot-Ideas/proc-datasets-copy-to-newname-within-library/idi...