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How to get sorted datasets and notsorted datasets list in a library
I am not sure if this is what you are asking, but in the output data set from PROC CONTENTS there is a SORTED variable. It will have a value of 1 if the data set is sorted or missing (.) if it is not. Here is a simple example.
proc sort data=sashelp.class out=class;
by age;
run;
proc sort data=sashelp.cars out=cars;
by type;
run;
data test;
x=1;
run;
proc contents data=work._all_ noprint out=allds(keep=libname memname sorted);
run;
data allds;
set allds;
by libname memname;
if first.memname then output;
run;
proc print data=allds;
run;
Looks like you can pull this from dictionary.tables:
proc sql ;
select memname, sortname, sorttype, sortchar
from dictionary.tables
where libname="WORK"
;
quit ;
See also this thread, which uses dictionary.columns :
https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Keeping-the-defined-sortedby-values-in-the-metadata/t...
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