You can use variable lists in many SAS statements when specifying or creating variables. You can specify any of the variables in the current DATA step, as well as variables in the data sets or external files that the DATA step reads. |
To specify these variables | |
a numbered range of variables | VAR1-VARn |
all numeric | _NUMERIC_ |
all character | _CHARACTER_ |
all variables | _ALL_ |
A Numbered Range of Variables
qtr1 qtr2 qtr3 qtr4
amount rate term This special SAS name list specifies all numeric variables already defined in the current DATA step.
firstname lastname address This special SAS name list specifies all character variables already defined in the current DATA step.
firstname lastname address amount rate term This special SAS name list specifies all variables already defined in the current DATA step.
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