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Base SAS 9.4 Procedures Guide, Third Edition
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Base SAS 9.4 Procedures Guide, Third Edition

by SAS Institute
August 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
2218 pages
209h 16m
English
SAS Institute
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ATTRIB Statement
Specifies format, label, and length information for variables.
Syntax
ATTRIB variable(s) <FORMAT=format-name LABEL='label' LENGTH=length>;
Required Argument
variable
specifies the variables that you want to associate with attributes.
Optional Arguments
FORMAT=format-name
associates a format with variables in the variable argument.
LABEL='label'
associates a label with variables in the variable argument.
LENGTH=length
specifies the length of the variable in the variable argument.
Example
The following are examples of the ATTRIB statement:
attrib x1 format=date7. label='variable x1' length=5;
attrib x1 format=date7. label='variable x1' length=5 ...
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