data abc;
infile datalines;
input
col_num
col_txt $50.
;
datalines;
1 foo
2 bar
3 baz
4 MoreThanEightCharacters
;
data mult_2;
set abc;
col_num = col_num * 2;
run;
proc print data=mult_2;
run;
obs=n limits the read observations to n. data orig;
do i = 1 to 10;
j = i*i;
output;
end;
run;
data only_4;
set orig(obs=4);
run;
proc sql;
select * from only_4;
quit;