It is possible to use the SAS reserved word "_character_" on the TRANSPOSE var statement. I do not know whether there is an "_numeric_" statement too.

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>Antwort an: ouisc@yahoo.com > >Betreff: Adding Prefix to Variable Names >Nachrichtentext: > > >Good morning, > >I am working on a data set containing hundreds of observations as well as >hundreds of variables. My ultimate goal is to add three characters, "CA_" >as a prefix to all my variable names. > >My plan has been to use PROC TRANSPOSE to create the variable _NAME_, which >I'm able to manipulate, and then PROC TRANSPOSE everything back producing >the new manipulated variable names. But I've run into a simple problem >here. I'd have to VAR the entire list of variables so that character >variables are also transposed. > >Is there an easier way to accomplish this task other than PROC TRANSPOSE? >And if not, is there an easy way to produce a list of variable names that >would be easy to cut and paste into a VAR statement? > >Craig Gale >Biostatistician >Marshfield Clinic >Marshfield, Wisconsin > > > > > >-- > >Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte >Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail >irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und >vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte >Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. > >This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you >are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) >please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any >unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this >e-mail is strictly forbidden.