DATASETS Procedure
- Syntax
Procedure SyntaxPROC DATASETS StatementAGE StatementAPPEND StatementATTRIB StatementAUDIT StatementCHANGE StatementCONTENTS StatementCOPY StatementDELETE StatementEXCHANGE StatementEXCLUDE StatementFORMAT StatementIC CREATE StatementIC DELETE StatementIC REACTIVATE StatementINDEX CENTILES StatementINDEX CREATE StatementINDEX DELETE StatementINFORMAT StatementLABEL StatementMODIFY StatementREBUILD StatementRENAME StatementREPAIR StatementSAVE StatementSELECT Statement - Overview
- Concepts
- Results
- Examples Removing All Labels and Formats in a Data SetManipulating SAS FilesSaving SAS Files from DeletionModifying SAS Data SetsDescribing a SAS Data SetConcatenating Two SAS Data SetsAging SAS Data SetsODS Output Getting Sort Indicator InformationUsing the ORDER= Option with the CONTENTS StatementInitiating an Audit File
LABEL Statement
Assigns, changes, and removes variable labels for
the SAS data set specified in the MODIFY statement.
| Restriction: | Must appear in a MODIFY RUN group |
| Example: | Modifying SAS Data Sets |
Syntax
Required Argument
- variable=<'label'>
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specifies a text string of up to 256 characters. If the label text contains single quotation marks, use double quotation marks around the label, or use two single quotation marks in the label text and enclose the string in single quotation marks. To remove a label from a data set, assign a label that is equal to a blank that is enclosed in quotation marks.Range:1 - 256 charactersTip:To remove all variable labels in a data set, use the ATTRIB statement and the _ALL_ keyword.