Data Set Model: _getColumnNumber

Data Set Model: _getColumnNumber

Returns the column number for a column

Syntax
Details

Syntax

CALL SEND (object-id, '_getColumnNumber', col-name, col-num);

Argument Type Description

col-name
C specifies the name of the column for which the number is requested

col-num
N returns the number for the named column or -1 if the column does not exist

Argument	Type	Description
col-name	C	specifies the name of the column for which the number is requested
col-num	N	returns the number for the named column or -1 if the column does not exist

Details

The _getColumnNumber method returns the requested position within a SAS file.

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