Date:         Wed, 22 May 2002 15:08:28 -0400
Reply-To:     "Droogendyk, Harry" <Harry.Droogendyk@CIT.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Droogendyk, Harry" <Harry.Droogendyk@CIT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Quick question
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

colon does the trick.

data new;
   set old (keep = duration: );
run;

-----Original Message-----
From: Cacialli, Doug [mailto:Doug_Cacialli@URMC.ROCHESTER.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 2:14 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Quick question



I know that a solution to this question is floating around out there in the
archives somewhere, but I've been searching for close to thirty minutes and
I can't find it.



I'm attempting to split up a data set with a LOT of variables (too many to
list in a KEEP statement and still get out of here tonight, anyway).  Almost
all the variables share a handful of common prefixes (i.e., DURATION1,
DURATION2, DURATION3, DURATION4, etc.).  The desired result is to have a
handful of datasets, each consisting of all the variables sharing a common
prefix.



So how do I tell SAS to keep all variables of a certain prefix?  Thanks
y'all.



Doug out.



---------------------------------------------------

Douglas Cacialli - Data Manager / Data Analyst

Sleep and Depression Research Laboratory

University of Rochester Medical Center

300 Crittenden Blvd. - Box PSYCH

Rochester, New York 14642

Phone: (585)273-3309          Fax: (585)273-3682

****   NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBER   ****

---------------------------------------------------