Date:         Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:45:00 -0400
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: UPCASE in Keep statement
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> From: Ran S

> Can I use UPCASE in the Keep statement?
> I would like to keep variables with capital letters.

what you asked and what you want are different

examine the option validvarname:

proc options; define value option = validvarname;run;

you'll have to RTFM to find the values to supply to this option

options validvarname=v6;

is what I remember from the previous century

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2 at cdc dot gov