temp sas dataset

[HeatherNewton]

if I run 10 sas program one after another triggered by one sas master program, is the temp data set I created in sas program no. 1 and not saved in folder still available to be used by sas no.10?

e.g. in sas program no. 1

proc sql;

    create table _curr_credit_card as

       select *

       from wdata.credit_card;

quit;

is _curr_credit_card still available to be used in sas program no. 10.

which says:

proc append base=wdata.credit_card_h data=_curr_credit_card;

run;

[PaigeMiller]

It depends on this "master" SAS program, which you didn't describe. If it is a SAS program which looks like this:

%include pgm1.sas;
%include pgm2.sas;
%include pgm3.sas;
/* And so on */

then the answer is YES.

If it is a batch file that runs in your operating system that calls the ten SAS programs one after another, then the answer is NO.

[SASKiwi]

Why not run a test for yourself? If you use %INCLUDE in your master program, then just run that program either in a SAS IDE or in batch mode you are only using one SAS session and that means all temporary SAS datasets will exist until the session closes.

[PaigeMiller]

Good point @SASKiwi . To @HeatherNewton SAS will give you quicker answers (and answers that are guaranteed to be correct, unlike my answers) than asking in this forum. Trying things yourself is an excellent way to learn.