Date:         Fri, 23 Jan 1998 16:26:11 -0600
Reply-To:     Jack Hamilton <jack_hamilton@HCCOMPARE.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Jack Hamilton <jack_hamilton@HCCOMPARE.COM>
Subject:      Re[2]: If 0 then set dataset/if _n_ then set dataset
Comments: To: rcoleman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET
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I posted some examples last year which showed that the only reliable way
to get the number of observations in a dataset is to count them.  Neither
the NOBS dataset option nor dictionary.tables is always correct.
 
 
 
Ron Coleman <rcoleman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> wrote:
 
>Wanted to add how to use the dictionary tables to get the number of obs:
>
>proc sql noprint;
>    select nobs into :nobs
>    from dictionary.tables
>    where libname='WORK' and memname='WHATEVER';
>quit;