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PamG
Quartz | Level 8

How does one put # sign that is included in text for a column label in PROC SQL?  When the following is run, # gets dropped from the column header.

 

proc sql;
select make, count(*) "# of cars" from sashelp.cars group by make;
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Quentin
Super User

# is being used a split character for the label.  You can escape it with /:

 

proc sql;
select make, count(*)  "/# of cars" from sashelp.cars group by make;

 

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Quentin
Super User

# is being used a split character for the label.  You can escape it with /:

 

proc sql;
select make, count(*)  "/# of cars" from sashelp.cars group by make;

 

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