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If you have a data set that contains 100 variables, but you
need only five of those, what is the code to force SAS to
use only those variable?

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If you have a data set that contains 100 variables, but you need only five of those, what is the co..

Answer / sindhura

new_data_set ( will have the five variables with variable
names var1, var2, var3, var4, var5)


data new_data_set;
set old_data_set( keep = var1 var2 var3 var4 var5);
run;

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If you have a data set that contains 100 variables, but you need only five of those, what is the co..

Answer / mohan reddy

U CAN USE THE KEEP OPTION.

EX

DATA EMP(KEEP=NAME AGE SAL ADD LOC);
SET EMPLOYEE;
RUN;

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If you have a data set that contains 100 variables, but you need only five of those, what is the co..

Answer / srilatha

by using the views.
ex: proc sql;
create view emp_v
as
select empno,sal,deptno,comm from emp;
quit;

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If you have a data set that contains 100 variables, but you need only five of those, what is the co..

Answer / raj

var

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If you have a data set that contains 100 variables, but you need only five of those, what is the co..

Answer / sivanjaneyulu

nothing

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If you have a data set that contains 100 variables, but you need only five of those, what is the co..

Answer / sandeep reddy

I think we have to use OBS=5
and mention FIRSTOBS=(THE FIRST OBSERVATION FROM WHERE U
WANT)

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 19 No

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