Date:         Tue, 6 May 2003 15:28:52 -0400
Reply-To:     Yibing Chen <yibing_chen@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Yibing Chen <yibing_chen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      How to save typing variable names

Hi, every one, I'm lazy to type.  Can you show  me how to deal with the
following rename option that don't have to type each variable. ( I tryed
rename = (v:=x:). It does not work.

DATA A;
  INPUT @1 V1 $1. @3 V2 $1. @5 V3 $1.;
  DATALINES;
A B C
X Y Z
I J K
U V W
  ;
RUN;
DATA B;
  SET A (RENAME = (V1=X1 V2=X2 V3=X3));
RUN;

PROC PRINT DATA=B   ; TITLE 'TEST'; RUN;