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Snorex
Snorex

Reputation: 914

How to remove sas data set sort order efficiently?

I have a sorted data set but want to remove the sort order flag (I don't want the users to expect the same order in the future).

PROC DATASETS can set the sort order, but I can't get it to set to nothing.

I tried:

PROC DATASETS lib=foo;
   /* Neither of these execute */
   modify bar(sortedby= );
   modify bar(sortedby=());
run;

I'm not seeing anything in the help center.

SAS Help Center: DATASETS Procedure

Upvotes: 2

Views: 362

Answers (1)

Snorex
Snorex

Reputation: 914

Setting it to _NULL_ is the way.

PROC DATASETS lib=foo;
    modify bar(sortedby=_NULL_);
Run;

Found the answer in another location: SAS Help Center: Syntax: PROC DATASETS MODIFY Statement

Upvotes: 4

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