SAS 9.4 Language Reference, 6th Edition

variable attributes 38

format 40

index type 40

informat 40

label 40

length 39

name 39

position in observation 40

type 39

variable labels 40

variable length 39

CPU performance and 205

not explicitly set 41

variable lists 49

defining arrays quickly 573

name prefix 50

name range 50

numbered range 50

special SAS name 51

Using the OF operator with 51

variable names 26, 39

reserved 39

variable type 39

not explicitly set 41

variable type conversions 44

automatic numeric-character 98

illegal character-to-numeric 88

variable values 416

variables 5, 38

_AT*_ 622

aligning values 45

automatic 48

automatically set to missing 86

BY variables 460

character 38

creating 41

creating with assignment statement 41

creating with ATTRIB statement 44

creating with FORMAT statement 43

creating with IN= data set option 44

creating with INFORMAT statement 43

creating with INPUT statement 42

creating with LENGTH statement 43

dropping 53

encrypting values 55

encrypting values examples 55, 56, 57

FIRST. 460, 466

in expressions 98

in WHERE expressions 179

keeping 53

LAST. 460, 466

maximum number of 39

numeric 38

numerical precision 38, 60, 62, 76

position in observations 40

reading data sets 477

renaming 53

setting values to missing in DATA step

90

updating data sets with new variables

513

user 622

VBUFSIZE= data set option

SAS views and 679

VBUFSIZE= system option

performance considerations 679

SAS views and 679

system performance 203

version compatibility 725

comparing SAS 9 to earlier releases

726

library engines and 727

SAS 9 file format 726

SAS 9 filename extensions 726

view descriptors 683, 712

view engines 752

viewBox (SVG) 317

aspect ratio 328

setting 326

static 328

viewers

supporting PNG format 313

viewport (SVG) 317

coordinate system 317

scaling documents to 326

views 5, 602, 675

as DATA step output 16

as input data source 14

benefits of 676

creating with DATA step 425

DATA step 677

I/O optimization and 200

indexes with 665

interface 675

level of protection 735

native 675

passwords with 735

PROC SQL 681

SAS/ACCESS 675, 683

versus data files 617

when to use 677

WHERE expressions and 191

VIEWTABLE

opening a data set in 382

VIEWTABLE window 382

editing cell values 391

moving columns 388

opening using SAS Explorer 382

opening using VIEWTABLE command

383

sorting by column values 389

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