ds_rename

Rename one or more datasets in the same SAS library.

%ds_rename(idsn, odsn=, ilib=WORK, olib=WORK);

Arguments

• idsn : old name(s) of reference dataset(s);
• ilib : (option) name of the library where the old dataset(s) is (are) stored; default: ilib=WORK.

Returns

• odsn : new name(s); must be of the same length as olddsn;
• olib : (option) name of the library where the new dataset(s) will be stored; default: olib=WORK.

Note

In short, this macro runs:

DATA &olib..&odsn;
    SET &ilib..&idsn;
run;

PROC DATASETS library=&ilib;
    DELETE &idsn;
run;

See also

%ds_change.