data abc; infile datalines; input col_num col_txt $50. ; datalines; 1 foo 2 bar 3 baz 4 MoreThanEightCharacters ; data mult_2; set abc; col_num = col_num * 2; run; proc print data=mult_2; run;
obs=n
limits the read observations to n. data orig; do i = 1 to 10; j = i*i; output; end; run; data only_4; set orig(obs=4); run; proc sql; select * from only_4; quit;