The CATALOG Procedure

DELETE Statement

Deletes entries from a SAS catalog.

Tip: Use DELETE to delete only a few entries; use SAVE when it is more convenient to specify which entries not to delete.

Tip: You can specify multiple entries. You can also use multiple DELETE statements.

See also: SAVE Statement

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

Required Arguments

entry(s)

specifies the name of one or more SAS catalog entries.

Restriction:

You must designate the type of the entry, either with the name (ename.etype) or with the ENTRYTYPE= option.

Options

ENTRYTYPE=etype

restricts processing to one entry type.

See:	The ENTRYTYPE= Option
See also:	Specifying an Entry Type

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Tip:	Use DELETE to delete only a few entries; use SAVE when it is more convenient to specify which entries not to delete.
Tip:	You can specify multiple entries. You can also use multiple DELETE statements.
See also:	SAVE Statement
Featured in:	Copying, Deleting, and Moving Catalog Entries from Multiple Catalogs