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ravindra2
Fluorite | Level 6

hi i am having 3 datasets which are suppurated by td_ i want to delete those datasets using code and these datasets stored in work library.

 

td_class;

td_cars;

td_heart;

 

these are my datasets.

 

data td_class;
set sashelp.class;
run;

data td_cars;
set sashelp.cars;
run;

data td_heart;
set sashelp.heart;
run;

thank you.

 

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

PROC DATASETS supports the colon operator like this

 

proc datasets lib=work nolist;
   delete td:;
run;quit;

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Do like this

 

proc datasets lib=work nolist;
   delete td_class td_cars td_heart;
run;quit;
ravindra2
Fluorite | Level 6

yes i agree with you but i need in condition code 

 

i created every dataset as td_ so i want to delete every dataset which is starting with 'td_' or separated by '_' thank you

PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

PROC DATASETS supports the colon operator like this

 

proc datasets lib=work nolist;
   delete td:;
run;quit;

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