Data Management Solutions Using SAS Hash Table Operations

Chapter 2: Table-Level Operations

2.1 Introduction

2.2 CREATE Operation

2.2.1 Declaring a Hash Object

2.2.2 Creating a Hash Object Instance

2.2.3 Combining Declaration and Instantiation

2.2.4 Defining Hash Table Variables

2.2.5 Omitting the DEFINEDATA Method

2.2.6 Wrapping Up the Create Operation

2.2.7 PDV Host Variables and Parameter Type Matching

2.2.8 Other Ways of Hard-Coded Parameter Type Matching

2.2.9 Dynamic Parameter Type Matching via File Reference

2.2.10 Parameter Type Matching by Forced File Reference

2.2.11 Parameter Type Matching by Default File Reference

2.2.12 Defining Multiple Hash Variables

2.2.13 Defining Hash Variables as Non-Literal Expressions

2.2.14 Defining Hash Variables Dynamically One at a Time

2.2.15 Defining Hash ...