Date:         Fri, 16 Feb 1996 16:21:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Mark Dalesandro <dalesam@HLTHSRC.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Mark Dalesandro <dalesam@HLTHSRC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Counting the # of variables in a SAS dataset -Reply
Comments: To: 100013.1673@COMPUSERVE.COM

dictionary.tables is another quick option to get such info about a dataset:
 
you might try:
 
proc sql noprint;
   select (NOBS-DELOBS+0) into:number
   from %str(dictionary.tables)
   where libname="LIBNAME" and memname="DATANAME";
quit;
 
&number will hold the number of obs.
 
Regards,
dalesam@hlthsrc.com