data male female;
set sashelp.class ;
if sex='M' then output male;
else if sex='F' output female ;
run;
proc datasets lib=work memtype=data;
change female=male ;
run;
I have rename the dataset names like already we have two datasets male and female.
now i have to rename male dataset as female and female dataset as male
how to do in proc datasets procedure ?
data male female;
set sashelp.class;
if sex='M' then output male;
else if sex='F' then output female;
run;
proc datasets lib=work memtype=data nolist nowarn;
delete _male _female;
run;
change female=_male male=_female;
run;
change _male=male _female=female;
run;
quit;
This is the classic "exchange two objects" problem in computing. You always need a third temporary object to hold one of the values, you can't move the data (or names, in your case) concurrently.
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