I need to describe a bunch of tables programatically (i.e. get their attribute names and corresponding data types). I can use Describe <I>table </I> on them in the SQL window, but when I try to ...

To find out more information on a table, use the FEEDBACK option or the CONTENTS statement in the DATASETS procedure. The DESCRIBE VIEW statement writes a view definition to the SAS log. If you use a ...

You can save that query as a PROC SQL view for use later. Or, you can use the existing SASHELP views that are created from the DICTIONARY tables. To see how each DICTIONARY table is defined, submit a ...