P.L,

This is an excellent point which David has raised. Why do you have 2000 (or so) datasets to begin with. I did not see the previous correspondence about which David refers, but there certainly must be some better data management that does not result in so many datasets to begin with. So, without having seen the previous correspondence, but also without qualification, I would strongly suggest that you consider David's previous recommendations.

Dale

--- "David L. Cassell" <Cassell.David@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV> wrote: > "P. L" <li_9@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I'll use SET to concatenating about 2000 SAS data sets > (table1-table2000). > > Is there any efficient way to complete the job without listing each > file? > > You have already received several good suggestions [from some of the > usual suspect :-]. But it looks to me as if your problem is simple. > If you had followed the suggestions I gave you the other day, you > would *not* have nearly 2000 datasets to weld together, but only a > single dataset with the desired info in it already. So perhaps you > really should attempt to re-work your code, rather than continue down > this path. > > By the way, you never did reply to the list with answers to my > questions > concerning your output... > > David > -- > David Cassell, CSC > Cassell.David@epa.gov > Senior computing specialist > mathematical statistician

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