Ron... Not so fast... I see it as a half solution to the problem. Ussually when you want to know the number of obs in a data set it is a decision point in a macro. The &SysNobs is only valid if it is the last data set sas used. What we really need imho.. is a function that retrieves it for us possibly with a few options to specify logically deleted obs or not.

Toby Dunn

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> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:33:49 +0000 > From: rjf2@CDC.GOV > Subject: Re: SAS 9.3 notes > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > > Ah, So! This is impressive: > a new System macro variable for Nobs of last-read data set: > > proc print data = sashelp.class; > run; > %put note: SysLast = &SysLast.; > %put note: SysNobs = &SysNobs.; > > DATA Work.Females; > do until(EndoFile); > set sashelp.class > (where = (Sex eq 'F')) > end = EndoFile; > output; > end; > stop; > > run; > %put note: SysLast = &SysLast.; > %put note: SysNobs = &SysNobs.; > > log: > > 3 %put note: SysLast = &SysLast.; > note: SysLast = _NULL_ > 4 %put note: SysNobs = &SysNobs.; > note: SysNobs = 19 > > 16 %put note: SysLast = &SysLast.; > note: SysLast = WORK.FEMALES > 17 %put note: SysNobs = &SysNobs.; > note: SysNobs = 9 > > Ron Fehd waving aloha to call symputx(Nobs