Mad Doggy, I use it all the time. It is a really great feature for documenting the source of the data and any segmentation that took place. A necessity when you have multiple versions of files with only slight variations, or when you import from files that have very long names (Excel, etc.). Formal documentation may not be kept current or read, so having the info attached to the data set is as close to idiot proofing the process as you can get.

my $.02, Gary -----Original Message----- From: owner-sas-l@listserv.uga.edu [mailto:owner-sas-l@listserv.uga.edu] On Behalf Of Michael L. Davis Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 7:25 AM To: SAS-L Subject: how do you use data set labels?

Hello Friends,

As many folks on SAS-L know, one can assign a text label of up to 256 characters to SAS data sets using a data set option or PROC DATASETS. The label is visible in PROC CONTENTS output and in the SAS Explorer window. My question is, "Do you regularly use the data set label feature and if so, how?".

- Michael "Mad Doggy" Davis

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