Date:         Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:26:11 -0500
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From:         "data _null_," <datanull@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: printing question.
Comments: To: mpajoh@odot.org
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Sas Variable List (Name: )  If you don't have any K variables you get a warning.

data a;
   call missing(of a b c d e f  k1 k2 k3 k4);
   run;
proc print data=a;
   var b d a e k:;
   run;

data a;
   call missing(of a b c d e f);
   run;
proc print data=a;
   var b d a e k:;
   run;

On 7/29/08, Masoud Pajoh <mpajoh@odot.org> wrote:
> I have a data set a which has these vars:
>
> a b c d e f  k1 k2 k3 k4
>
> To print in the order I want I would do;
>
> proc print data=a;
> var b d a e k1 k2 k3 k4;
> run;
>
> that is easy.
>
> Now in my situation I do not know how many K's the data set has, if any.
> but I still want to print:
> var b d a e
> and then all the present K's in order if there are any.
> The K's are always sequentially numbered, i.e. k1 k2 k3  . . .
>
> how can I do that?
>
> thanks for all the help.
>