Viewing SAS Libraries

Viewing Libraries

Besides accessing library details with librefs, you can also see libraries in other environments. You can access a brief overview on the windows and menus of the SAS windowing environment, Enterprise Guide, and SAS Studio at http://video.sas.com/. From Categories select How To Tutorials>Programming. Select the video for your SAS environment. Other tutorials are available from the SAS website.

Viewing Libraries Using PROC CONTENTS

You can use the CONTENTS procedure to create SAS output that describes either of the following:
  • the contents of a library
  • the descriptor information for an individual SAS data set
Syntax, PROC CONTENTS step:
PROC CONTENTS DATA=SAS-file-specification ...

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