Date:         Thu, 13 May 2010 15:26:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: how to use wildcards here?
Comments: To: Jeff <zhujp98@gmail.com>
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Yep.

Like I said though, you might consider posting your full problem here - if
the answer appears to be "merge a hundred datasets together into one"
usually the question is incorrectly framed.

-Joe

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Jeff <zhujp98@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks. Unfortunately I have only sas 9.1.
> It seems I have to list them all.
> Jeff
>
>
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Joe Matise <snoopy369@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> a_:
>> if you have 9.2
>>
>> However, I would put dollars to donuts that there is a better solution yet
>> to your larger problem... (though I guess donuts are getting close to $1
>> each now aren't they...)
>>
>> -Joe
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Jeff <zhujp98@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> data combine;
>>> merge a_1 a_b a_6 a_55 .....;
>>> ....
>>>
>>> all datasets to be merged starts with a_
>>> Is there a better ways make the code concise in stead of listing all of
>>> them?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>
>>
>