How would you remove a format that has been permanently
associated with a variable?
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Answer / name is no need
we can remove the format by using procdatasets:
Procdatasets;
modify <data set name>;
format <variable name>(which variable format needs to
modify>;
run;
quit;
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Answer / lakshmi
1. To remove formats permenantly then use this code in data
step,
data data2;
set data1;
format _all_; /* To remove format */
informat _all_; /* To remove informat */
run;
2. To remove formats permenantly then use this code in proc,
proc sort data=data1;
by subject;
format _all_;
run;
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Answer / neel
There is also an another way.
data a;
attrib var1 label='Desired Label' format=desiredformat.;
set b;
run;
In this case the format associated with variable var1 in
dataatset b will be changed permanently in dataset a.
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Answer / sonu
proc datasets library=<library name where the dataset has been stored>;
modify <dataset name>;
format <variable name>;
run;
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Answer / bhimanagouda
Use the previous format...So u can delete the new one
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