See default variable names rather than labels in SAS dataset

[vandhan]

Hi,

When I open any SAS dataset I see column/variable label by default. 

I would like to see by default variable/column names instead of lables of these variables.

Is there any way/option for this?

Please help.

[fusima]

Hi,

there is an option to do that since SAS 9.2.

options nolabel;

Hope this helps you.

[vandhan]

Hi Fusima,
Thanks for your time for replying my question.

This nolabel option removes all labels of the dataset.
But, I need to have labels for dataset and I wanted to see variable names
by default when I open dataset.

Please help.

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[Reeza]

Turn it on/off as needed? Not ideal...

http://support.sas.com/kb/14/973.html

[ballardw]

In Base SAS:

Make SAS Explorer the active Window

From the menu bar select Tools>Options>Explorer

Go to the Members Tab and double click on Table

Select the &Open entry and click

Add the text: colheading=name

to the action command.

Close out of everything using the appropriate buttons.

[vandhan]

Hi,

Thanks for you reply.

It is not going through. What should be in the "Action"??
Action : (what should i enter here)
Action Command : colheading=name



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[ballardw · Accepted solution]

If you are looking at this in Base SAS you should have gotten to an Edit Action box that already has the Action as &Open in the first line that  cannot be edited and the second line under Action Command that likely has the default value of: VIEWTABL %8B."%S".DATA

If you do see those two boxes than type the instruction AFTER the word DATA.

If not you are somewhere else in the system. Did you click on the Action &Open in the TABLE Options dialogue box?

[vandhan]

Got it. Thanks for your time

[evp000]

Hello,

I have this option set to view column names.  If I open a data by navigating there with SAS explorer using a shortcut to the actual directory, and click on it, I see the labels in VIEWTABLE.  If I navigate to the same directory using the SAS library, I see the variable names.  Very weird.  Can it be changed so that I can see the variable names at all times?

Thanks.