Procedures : CONTENTS

CONTENTS

Prints descriptions of the contents of one or more files from a SAS data library

CMS specifics: engine/host-dependent information, directory information

Syntax
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Syntax

PROC CONTENTS <options>;

Details

While most of the output generated by the CONTENTS procedure is the same across all operating environments, the Engine/Host Dependent Information output is system-dependent. Engine/Host Dependent Information from PROC CONTENTS for the V7 Engine shows the information specific to CMS for the V7 engine generated from the following SAS statements:

data oranges;
   input variety $ flavor texture looks;
   cards;
navel 9 8 6
temple 7 7 7
valencia 8 9 9
mandarin 5 7 8
;

proc contents data=oranges;
run;

Engine/Host Dependent Information from PROC CONTENTS for the V7 Engine

The SAS System 1 The CONTENTS Procedure Data Set Name: WORK.ORANGES Observations: 4 Member Type: DATA Variables: 4 Engine: V7 Indexes: 0 Created: 14:27 Tuesday, March 5, 1998 Observation Length: 32 Last Modified: 14:27 Tuesday, March 5, 1998 Deleted Observations: 0 Protection: Compressed: NO Data Set Type: Sorted: NO Label: -----Engine/Host Dependent Information----- Data Set Page Size: 6144 Number of Data Set Pages: 1 First Data Page: 1 Max Obs per Page: 254 Obs in First Data Page: 4 Number of Data Set Repairs: 0 File Name: ORANGES WORK A Release Created: 7.0000B1 Host Created: VM/ESA Owner Name: -----Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes----- # Variable Type Len Pos ----------------------------------- 2 flavor Num 8 0 4 looks Num 8 16 3 texture Num 8 8 1 variety Char 8 24

This information can help you optimize the storage space for the data set. For an explanation of this information, see Estimating the Size of a SAS Data Set .

If you use DATA=_all_ and the DIRECTORY option, SAS generates a list of library members similar to the PROC DATASETS directory information in the SAS log.

See Also

SAS Language and Procedures: Usage
SAS Procedures Guide

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