adding labels in multiple sas tables

[Jedrzej]

Hi,

I have to add labels to columns in about 100 sas tables that are in one libary.

I have one table with variables that contains

1  name of the tables

2 name of columns in these tables

3 name of labels that I shoud add

how can i do it ? i was thinking about using proc datasets and macros.

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

Yes (proc datasets) and no (macros).

proc sort data=column_labels;
by table_name;
run;

data _null_;
set column_labels end=done;
by table_name;
if _n_ = 1 then call execute("proc datasets library=your_lib;");
if first.table_name then call execute("modify " !! trim(table_name) !! "; attrib ");
call execute(trim(column_name) !! " label='" !! trim(label) !!"' ");
if last.table_name then call execute("; "); * ends attrib statement;
if done then call execute("quit; run;");
run;

[Jedrzej]

brilliant ! thank you !