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Rick Aster: Professional SAS Programming Shortcuts: Contents

Chapter 54
Program
Converting a table to a value format

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   Create value format ELNAME for name of chemical element.
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DATA CNTL1 / VIEW=CNTL1;
   RETAIN FMTNAME 'ELNAME';
   SET ELEMENT (KEEP=NUMBER NAME RENAME=(NUMBER=START NAME=LABEL));
RUN;
PROC FORMAT CNTLIN=CNTL1;
RUN;
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   Create value format ELSYM for symbol of chemical element.
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DATA CNTL2 / VIEW=CNTL2;
   RETAIN FMTNAME 'ELSYM';
   SET ELEMENT (KEEP=NUMBER SYMBOL
       RENAME=(NUMBER=START SYMBOL=LABEL));
RUN;
PROC FORMAT CNTLIN=CNTL2;
RUN;