The CATALOG Procedure

Procedure Syntax

Tip:	Supports RUN-group processing
Tip:	Supports the Output Delivery System. See Output Delivery System
Reminder:	You can perform similar functions with the SAS Explorer window and with dictionary tables in the SQL procedure. For information on the Explorer window, see the online Help. For information on PROC SQL, see The SQL Procedure .

PROC CATALOG CATALOG=<libref.>catalog <ENTRYTYPE=etype> <FORCE> <KILL>;

CONTENTS <OUT=SAS-data-set> <FILE=fileref>;

COPY OUT=<libref.>catalog <options>;

SELECT entry(s) </ ENTRYTYPE=etype>;

EXCLUDE entry(s) </ ENTRYTYPE=etype>;

CHANGE old-name-1=new-name-1
<...old-name-n=new-name-n>
</ ENTRYTYPE=etype>;

EXCHANGE name-1=other-name-1
<...name-n=other-name-n>
</ ENTRYTYPE=etype>;

DELETE entry(s)
</ ENTRYTYPE=etype>;

MODIFY entry
(DESCRIPTION=<<'>entry-description<'>>)
</ ENTRYTYPE=etype>;

SAVE entry(s) </ ENTRYTYPE=etype>;

To do this Use this statement

Copy entries from one SAS catalog to another

Copy or move all entries COPY (with MOVE option)

Copy entries to a new catalog (overwriting the catalog if it already exists) COPY (with NEW option)

Copy only selected entries COPY, SELECT

Copy all except the entries specified COPY, EXCLUDE

Delete entries from a SAS catalog

Delete all entries PROC CATALOG (with KILL option)

Delete all entries in catalog opened by another process PROC CATALOG (with FORCE and KILL options)

Delete specified entries DELETE

Delete all except the entries specified SAVE

Alter names and descriptions

Change the names of catalog entries CHANGE

Switch the names of two catalog entries EXCHANGE

Change the description of a catalog entry MODIFY

Print

Print the contents of a catalog CONTENTS

To do this	Use this statement
Copy entries from one SAS catalog to another
	Copy or move all entries	COPY (with MOVE option)
	Copy entries to a new catalog (overwriting the catalog if it already exists)	COPY (with NEW option)
	Copy only selected entries	COPY, SELECT
	Copy all except the entries specified	COPY, EXCLUDE
Delete entries from a SAS catalog
	Delete all entries	PROC CATALOG (with KILL option)
	Delete all entries in catalog opened by another process	PROC CATALOG (with FORCE and KILL options)
	Delete specified entries	DELETE
	Delete all except the entries specified	SAVE
Alter names and descriptions
	Change the names of catalog entries	CHANGE
	Switch the names of two catalog entries	EXCHANGE
	Change the description of a catalog entry	MODIFY
Print
	Print the contents of a catalog	CONTENTS

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