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CONTENTS


Prints descriptions of the contents of one or more files from a SAS data library

CMS specifics: engine/host-dependent information, directory information

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Syntax

PROC CONTENTS <options>;

Details

While most of the output generated by the CONTENTS procedure is the same across all operating environments, the Engine/Host Dependent Information output is system-dependent. Engine/Host Dependent Information from PROC CONTENTS for the V8 Engine shows the information specific to CMS for the V8 engine generated from the following SAS statements: 

data oranges;
   input variety $ flavor texture looks;
   cards;
navel 9 8 6
temple 7 7 7
valencia 8 9 9
mandarin 5 7 8
;

proc contents data=oranges;
run;

Engine/Host Dependent Information from PROC CONTENTS for the V8 Engine
                        The SAS System                                1

                             The CONTENTS Procedure

   Data Set Name: WORK.ORANGES                        Observations:         4
   Member Type:   DATA                                Variables:            4
   Engine:        V8                                  Indexes:              0
   Created:       14:27 Tuesday, March 5, 1999        Observation Length:   32
   Last Modified: 14:27 Tuesday, March 5, 1999        Deleted Observations: 0
   Protection:                                        Compressed:           NO
   Data Set Type:                                     Sorted:               NO
   Label:

                   -----Engine/Host Dependent Information-----

         Data Set Page Size:         6144
         Number of Data Set Pages:   1
         First Data Page:            1
         Max Obs per Page:           254
         Obs in First Data Page:     4
         Number of Data Set Repairs: 0
         File Name:                  ORANGES WORK A
         Release Created:            7.0000B1
         Host Created:               VM/ESA
         Owner Name:


              -----Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes-----

                       #    Variable    Type    Len    Pos
                       -----------------------------------
                       2    flavor      Num       8      0
                       4    looks       Num       8     16
                       3    texture     Num       8      8
                       1    variety     Char      8     24

This information can help you optimize the storage space for the data set. For an explanation of this information, see Estimating the Size of a SAS Data Set .

If you use DATA=_all_ and the DIRECTORY option, SAS generates a list of library members similar to the PROC DATASETS directory information in the SAS log.
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