* Sample SAS Program   "sasprocs.sas" ;

/*  USING SAS PROCEDURES  (See note 1 below.)    */
/* PRINTing a data set    */
/* Processing selected VARiables   */
/* Processing selected OBServations  */
/* Processing selected obs based on a condition  */
/* Processing selected VARiables and 
   selected observations based on a condition   */
/* Processing data in groups   */


                /* GLOBAL STATEMENTS */
  libname sas3 '[drive]:\[your_folder\]';
  options ls=75 nodate pagesize=30;

             /* PRINTING A DATA SET */
proc print data=sas3.tourrev2;
run;

         /* PROCESSING SELECTED VARIABLES */
proc print data=sas3.tourrev2;
   var country landcost vendor;
run;

         /* RE-ORDERING VARIABLES */
proc print data=sas3.tourrev2;
   var vendor country landcost;
run;


        /* PROCESSING SELECTED OBSERVATIONS */
proc print data=sas3.tourrev2 (obs=3);
run;
proc print data=sas3.tourrev2 (firstobs=4);
run;
proc print data=sas3.tourrev2 (firstobs=4 obs=6);
run;


         /* PROCESSING SELECTED OBSERVATIONS */
         /* BASED ON A CONDITION.            */
         /* (See notes 2-4 below.)           */
proc print data=sas3.tourrev2;
  where country='France' or country='Spain';
run;


         /* PROCESSING SELECTED VARIABLES */
         /* AND SELECTED OBSERVATIONS     */
proc print data=sas3.tourrev2;
  var country landcost;
  where country='France' or country='Spain';
run;


         /* PROCESSING DATA IN GROUPS */
proc sort data=sas3.tourrev2 out=temp;
  by vendor;
run;
proc print data=temp;
  var vendor country landcost bookings;
run;

/*-----------------------------------------------------*/
/* NOTES:                                              */
/* 1. The Proc Print procedure is used for most of     */
/*    these examples.  However, the statements and     */
/*    statement options shown work with many other     */
/*    SAS procedures as well.                          */
/* 2. "WHERE" Statements CANNOT be used in             */
/*      combination with the "OBS=" option in a        */ 
/*      Data or Proc Step Option. FIRSTOBS must be 1.  */
/* 3. "WHERE" Statements cannot be used in             */
/*      combination with IF/THEN Statements.           */
/* 4. The Subsetting IF Statement cannot be            */
/*      used in a Proc Step.                           */
/*-----------------------------------------------------*/