SAS experts,

I am very confused.

In my program I make a dataset (with PROC SQL) called _toexport. The dataset is then exported to EXCEL. I then try to delete the dataset so that it wont accidently get exported again using the following code:

PROC DATASETS MT=DATA LIB=WORK KILL; QUIT;

In the explorer window under work the _toexport dataset is not shown. But when I type VT _toexport on the command line, the dataset opens. Also if I do :

DATA confused; SET _toexport; RUN;

The data is read in!

But, the following code brings up a warning that the dataset is not found! PROC DATASETS MT=DATA LIB=WORK; DELETE _toexport; QUIT;

Why can't I delete this dataset?

Thanks, Dan