Date:         Tue, 15 Feb 2005 13:54:11 -0800
Reply-To:     "Choate, Paul@DDS" <pchoate@DDS.CA.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Choate, Paul@DDS" <pchoate@DDS.CA.GOV>
Subject:      Re: PLEASE Help with SAS data
Comments: To: IHateStatisticalAnalysis <kllhb@HOTMAIL.COM>

Here's a second vote for "The Little SAS book" - it's great for starters.

Also take a look at the base SAS concepts docs...
http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrcon.hlp/a001281588.htm

Paul Choate
DDS Data Extraction
(916) 654-2160

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Subject: PLEASE Help with SAS data

Ok. I've been trying to modify a data set using the keep function and
the message I get is that there are 0 observations and 0 variables.
Also that the variables I have named have not been referenced. What am
I doing wrong? This is what I have typed in:
data kim; libname in "s:\MPH..." data in.kim2; set in.kim; keep age
income sex; run; Am I not referencing the location correctly or what?
Also, I found out that I need to use the "lrecl" command. Where does
that go? Can anyone recommend a good book to help with modifying data?