calling sas formats

[Anita_n]

I have a question. I have defined some sas formats for different variables in a data set like for colon, stomach , digestive organs

eg.  value liver 100=Basalcarciinoma, 200= Sarcoma etc

       value stomach= .......................................

now I want to call all these format values at the same time in a data step in another program. Is there any way to do that?

I used

%include to bring the formats in the other program

normally one can then add to the data step eg.

data changedformats;

set  dataiwanttochange;

if bodypart =liver then part=liver;

fomat part liver.;

run;

my question is how to I call all the format values at once like format liver. stomach. mouth. etc

Is there anyway to that?

[PaigeMiller]

So you have used PROC FORMAT somewhere in your program to create formats.

Later in the program, you want to use the formats. No %include is needed in this case.

my question is how to I call all the format values at once like format liver. stomach. mouth. etc

Is there anyway to that?

format livervariable liver. stomachvariable stomach. mouthvariable mouth. /* more variables and formats can be listed here if they exist */;

[Anita_n]

Okay, let me try that. Thanks a lot

[Astounding]

I think this is what you are asking about ...

On the PROC FORMAT statement, the LIBRARY= option lets you permanently save the formats you create.

You can make those formats available by adding (in subsequent programs) the global option:

options fmtsearch= ..... ;

You will need to do a little research on both topics (saving, and retrieving).