Answer / Sanjeev Kumar Yadav

PDV (Program Data Vector) in SAS refers to the internal working data area that stores intermediate results and temporary variables during the execution of a DATA step.

At compile time when a SAS data set is read, what items are created?

14 Answers   Accenture,

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If reading an external file to produce an external file, what is the shortcut to write that record without coding every single variable on the record?

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Explain the difference between informat and format with an example.

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If you have a dataset that contains 100 variables, but you need only five of those, what is the code to force SAS to use only those variables?

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I have a dataset concat having variable a b & c. How to rename a b to e & f?

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What is univariate n where it can be used n how...?

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Which is the best training institute for SAS in Delhi. Please reply

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There is a field containing a date. It needs to be displayed in the format “ddmonyy” if it’s before 1975,”dd mon ccyy” if it’s after 1985, and as ‘disco years’ if its between 1975 and 1985. How would you accomplish this in data step code? Using only PROC FORMAT.

3 Answers   CTS,

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Mention what is the difference between nodupkey and nodup options?

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how can you get the single data set from the library(which has the number of data sets)?

3 Answers   Accenture, Deloitte,

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Name statements that function at both compile and execution time?

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Explain data_null_?

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