Gim,

Try

drop var: ;

Or

(drop = var:)

as a data set option. Note, though, that it works only because var1-var3 have the same prefix and has nothing to do with them being incorporated into an array. You cannot use an array name as a handle to drop all variables it links, so if your array includes variables not sharing a prefix, tough - you have to drop them separately. Undocumentedly, you CAN use an array name as a handle to retain all variables (and even assign the same value to them at compile) it ties together regardless of whether they share a prefix or not:

Array arr [*] a b c d ; Retain arr 1 ;

Kind regards ------------ Paul Dorfman Jax, FL ------------

+-----Original Message----- +From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On +Behalf Of Gimmy Tang +Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 2:52 PM +To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU +Subject: How to drop an array of variables? + + +Hi there, +I need to drop a set of variables defined in an array. For example, +array listname[3] var1-var3; +... + +I tried both 'drop listname[3];' and 'drop listname{*};' but +failed. Can +anyone help? +Thanks! +gim + +

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