The DATASETS Procedure

Example 2: Saving SAS Files from Deletion

Procedure features:

SAVE statement option:

MEMTYPE=

This example uses the SAVE statement to save some SAS files from deletion and to delete other SAS files.

Program

options pagesize=40 linesize=80 nodate pageno=1 source;

libname elder 'SAS-data-library';

   proc datasets lib=elder;

      save chronic aging clinics / memtype=data;
   run;

SAS Log

8 options pagesize=40 linesize=80 nodate pageno=1 source; 9 10 proc datasets lib=elder; -----Directory----- Libref: ELDER Engine: V8 Physical Name: UNIX-pathname File Name: UNIX-pathname Inode Number: Inode-name Access Permission: rwxr-xr-x Owner Name: UNIX-userid File Size (bytes): 2048 File # Name Memtype size Last modified ------------------------------------------------- 1 AGING DATA 12288 29JAN1999:13:29:33 2 ALCOHOL DATA 12288 29JAN1999:13:29:33 3 BACKPAIN DATA 12288 29JAN1999:13:29:33 4 CHRONIC DATA 12288 29JAN1999:13:29:33 5 CLINICS CATALOG 24576 29JAN1999:13:29:33 6 CLINICS DATA 12288 29JAN1999:13:29:33 7 DISEASE DATA 12288 29JAN1999:13:29:33 8 GROWTH DATA 12288 29JAN1999:13:29:33 9 HOSPITAL CATALOG 24576 29JAN1999:13:29:33 11 12 save chronic aging clinics / memtype=data; 13 run; NOTE: Saving ELDER.CHRONIC (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Saving ELDER.AGING (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Saving ELDER.CLINICS (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.ALCOHOL (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.BACKPAIN (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.CLINICS (memtype=CATALOG). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.DISEASE (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.GROWTH (memtype=DATA). NOTE: Deleting ELDER.HOSPITAL (memtype=CATALOG).

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