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Programming With the KEEP, RENAME, and DROP Data Set Options

Overview One of the more frustrating things for a new user learning SAS can be the multitude of ways of accomplishing the same thing, each with its own subtleties. The topic of dropping, keeping and renaming variables in data sets is no exception. Using a DATA step, there are two ways of manipulating variables for keeping, dropping, or renaming: DATA step statements and data set options. First the authors will review the basic workings of the DATA step, which will help the reader to understand how each approach differs, which will then help to create more efficient code and avoid some potentially costly mistakes.

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Date PublishedFebruary 2006
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