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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.
*;
data cntl1 / view=cntl1;
   retain fmtname 'ELNAME';
   set element (keep=number name rename=(number=start name=label));
run;
proc format cntlin=cntl1;
run;
*
   Create value format ELSYM for symbol of chemical element.
*;
data cntl2 / view=cntl2;
   retain fmtname 'ELSYM';
   set element (keep=number symbol
       rename=(number=start symbol=label));
run;
proc format cntlin=cntl2;
run;