what is the main difference between rename and label? (don't
say that they both perform the same function).

Answer Posted / ganesh

Yes i support with srilath By use label option we can give
discriptive names to the particular charcter upto length of
256 character and it is can given either in datastep or
proc step.

Rename is used for changing the name given inthe existing
dataset and it should not exceed 64 charcters and i can be
given only in the datastep.

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