How do I know how many tables are loaded from a caslib and how to save them to disk

[yatinrao]

I would like to know how many tables are loaded in the memory from a caslib.  I know I can use tableinfo to get list of loaded tables . i want to be able to process the results of tableinfo to save each table in the caslib 

I could not find any documentation about the structure of the result set and how to use it. 

Any help would be appreciated .

[SASJedi]

You can get a detailed description of any cas action result set using the describe statement. 

proc cas;
   /* Get a list of all the tables in the CASUSER caslib */
   action table.tableinfo result=r/caslib="casuser";
   /* Write a description of the result set to the SAS log */
   describe r;
quit;

Produces this information in the SAS log:

dictionary ( 1 entries, 1 used);

[TableInfo] Table ( [2] Rows [24] columns

Column Names:

[1] Name [ ] (varchar)

[2] Label [ ] (varchar)

[3] Rows [ ] (int64)

[4] Columns [ ] (int64)

[5] IndexedColumns [Indexed Columns ] (int64)

[6] Encoding [ ] (char)

[7] CreateTimeFormatted [Created ] (varchar)

[8] ModTimeFormatted [Last Modified ] (varchar)

[9] AccessTimeFormatted [Last Accessed ] (varchar)

[10] JavaCharSet [Character Set ] (char)

[11] CreateTime [ ] (double)

[12] ModTime [ ] (double)

[13] AccessTime [ ] (double)

[14] Global [ ] (int32)

[15] Repeated [ ] (int32)

[16] View [ ] (int32)

[17] MultiPart [ ] (int32)

[18] SourceName [Loaded Source ] (varchar)

[19] SourceCaslib [Source Caslib ] (varchar)

[20] Compressed [ ] (int32)

[21] Creator [Table Creator ] (varchar)

[22] Modifier [Last Table Modifier] (varchar)

[23] SourceModTimeFormatted [Source Modified ] (varchar)

[24] SourceModTime [ ] (double)

So, the result set is a dictionary with a single entry, a table named TableInfo. In the TableInfo table, the NAME column contains the names of the tables in the caslib. We can use this table to drive other CAS actions. For example:

proc cas;
   /* Get a list of all the tables in the CASUSER caslib */
   action table.tableinfo result=r/caslib="casuser";
   /* Using the result set, process every table in a specified caslib */
   do i over r.tableinfo;
      /* Display detailed table information */
      table.tabledetails result=tinfo / caslib="casuser" name=i.name;
      print tinfo;
      /* Display detailed column information */
      table.columninfo result=cinfo / table={caslib="casuser" name=i.name};
      print cinfo;
      /* Display 5 rows  */
      table.fetch / table={caslib="casuser" name=i.name} to=5;
   end;
quit;

Produces the following results:

tinfo: Results from table.tableDetails

Detail Information for CARS in Caslib CASUSER(SASJedi).
Node	Number of Blocks	Active Blocks	Rows	Data size	Variable Data size	Blocks Mapped	Memory Mapped	Blocks Unmapped	Memory Unmapped	Blocks Allocated	Memory Allocated	Index Size	Compressed Size	Compression Ratio
ALL	40	20	428	68480	0	20	72000	20	72000	0	0	0	0	0

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cinfo: Results from table.columnInfo

Column Information for CARS in Caslib CASUSER(SASJedi)
Column	Label	Id	Type	Length	Formatted Length	Format	Format Width	Format Decimal
Make		1	char	13	13		0	0
Model		2	char	40	40		0	0
Type		3	char	8	8		0	0
Origin		4	char	6	6		0	0
DriveTrain		5	char	5	5		0	0
MSRP		6	double	8	8	DOLLAR	8	0
Invoice		7	double	8	8	DOLLAR	8	0
EngineSize	Engine Size (L)	8	double	8	12		0	0
Cylinders		9	double	8	12		0	0
Horsepower		10	double	8	12		0	0
MPG_City	MPG (City)	11	double	8	12		0	0
MPG_Highway	MPG (Highway)	12	double	8	12		0	0
Weight	Weight (LBS)	13	double	8	12		0	0
Wheelbase	Wheelbase (IN)	14	double	8	12		0	0
Length	Length (IN)	15	double	8	12		0	0

---

Results from table.fetch

Selected Rows from Table CARS
_Index_	Make	Model	Type	Origin	DriveTrain	MSRP	Invoice	Engine Size (L)	Cylinders	Horsepower	MPG (City)	MPG (Highway)	Weight (LBS)	Wheelbase (IN)	Length (IN)
1	Acura	MDX	SUV	Asia	All	$36,945	$33,337	3.5	6	265	17	23	4451	106	189
2	Audi	RS 6 4dr	Sports	Europe	Front	$84,600	$76,417	4.2	8	450	15	22	4024	109	191
3	BMW	745Li 4dr	Sedan	Europe	Rear	$73,195	$66,830	4.4	8	325	18	26	4464	123	204
4	Cadillac	Seville SLS 4dr	Sedan	USA	Front	$47,955	$43,841	4.6	8	275	18	26	3992	112	201
5	Chevrolet	Astro	Sedan	USA	All	$26,395	$23,954	4.3	6	190	14	17	4605	111	190

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tinfo: Results from table.tableDetails

Detail Information for IRIS in Caslib CASUSER(SASJedi).
Node	Number of Blocks	Active Blocks	Rows	Data size	Variable Data size	Blocks Mapped	Memory Mapped	Blocks Unmapped	Memory Unmapped	Blocks Allocated	Memory Allocated	Index Size	Compressed Size	Compression Ratio
ALL	40	20	150	7200	0	20	10720	20	10720	0	0	0	0	0

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cinfo: Results from table.columnInfo

Column Information for IRIS in Caslib CASUSER(SASJedi)
Column	Label	Id	Type	Length	Formatted Length	Format Width	Format Decimal
Species	Iris Species	1	char	10	10	0	0
SepalLength	Sepal Length (mm)	2	double	8	12	0	0
SepalWidth	Sepal Width (mm)	3	double	8	12	0	0
PetalLength	Petal Length (mm)	4	double	8	12	0	0
PetalWidth	Petal Width (mm)	5	double	8	12	0	0

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Results from table.fetch

Selected Rows from Table IRIS
_Index_	Iris Species	Sepal Length (mm)	Sepal Width (mm)	Petal Length (mm)	Petal Width (mm)
1	Setosa	50	33	14	2
2	Setosa	49	30	14	2
3	Setosa	51	35	14	3
4	Versicolor	61	28	40	13
5	Versicolor	58	27	39	12

You didn't specify how you wanted to save the tables - as files in the CASLIB (and what type - SASHDAT, CSV, etc) or as SAS data sets, so I have no sample code for that. But these same techniques should be able to be adapted for use with the table.save CAS action of the SAVERESULT statement to achieve your desired result.

Hope this helps. May the SAS be with you!