Hi all,
Is it possible to copy datasets and rename them simultaneously? I have coded it but the prog failed (.
proc datasets library=rawdata nolist;
copy out=work;
change work.ex_test=ex work.lb_test=lb work.suppex_test=suppex work.sv_text=sv work.tv_test=tv;
run;
Thank you!
Yes. I think so.
proc datasets library=work nolist;
change ex_test=ex
lb_test=lb
suppex_test=suppex
sv_test=sv
tv_test=tv;
quit;
I would suggest using PROC SQL, here is an example:
proc sql noprint;
create table work.test as select * from sashelp.cars;
run;
quit;
Sure,
proc sql noprint;
create table work.test as select * from sashelp.cars;
create table work.test2 as select * from sashelp.baseball;
run;
quit;
proc print data=test; run;
proc print data=test2; run;
Why do you have SDTM domains called _test in the first place? Seems like that is your problem. Anyways, no, you need to generate the code:
data _null_; set sashelp.vtable (where=(libname="WORK")); call execute('data work.'||strip(tranwrd(memname,"_TEST",""))||'; set work.'||strip(memname)||'; run;'); run;
Once you copy all the tables into a library like WORK.
It is easy to rename the table name.
data ex_test;
set sashelp.class;
run;
data suppex_test;
set sashelp.class;
run;
data _null_;
set sashelp.vmember(where=(libname='WORK')) end=last;
if _n_=1 then call execute('proc datasets library=work nolist nodetails;change ');
call execute(catt(memname,'=',scan(memname,1,'_')));
if last then call execute(';quit;');
run;
Actually, I tried several times and here it is the result. It works but is it correct?
proc datasets library=rawdata nolist;
copy out=work;
run;
proc datasets nolist;
change ex_test=ex lb_test=lb suppex_test=suppex sv_test=sv tv_test=tv;
run;
Yes. I think so.
proc datasets library=work nolist;
change ex_test=ex
lb_test=lb
suppex_test=suppex
sv_test=sv
tv_test=tv;
quit;
@DmytroYermak wrote:
Actually, I tried several times and here it is the result. It works but is it correct?
proc datasets library=rawdata nolist; copy out=work; run; proc datasets nolist; change ex_test=ex lb_test=lb suppex_test=suppex sv_test=sv tv_test=tv; run;
That will work, but there may be side effects.
For example if there is already a table named WORK.EX_TEST it will be over written by the COPY step.
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