Index_N

N

_N_ automatic variable 86

name literals 21

name prefix lists 87

name range lists 87

named input 365

names 16

data set names 482

reserved names 18

SAS names 18

user -supplied 18

naming conventions

automatic, for data sets 485

SAS names 18

variable names 20

native data files 489

native library engines 606

default Base SAS engine 606

definition 606

REMOTE engine 606

SAS Scalable Performance Data Engine 607

SASESOCK engine 607

sequential engines 607

transport engine 607

V6 compatibility engine 607

native views 541

nested DO loops 457

New Library window 302

nibbles 34

noninteractive line mode 8

nonstandard data 359

NOT operator 122

NOTEPAD 297

null data sets 484

numbered range lists 86

numbers 16

numeric-character conversion 116

numeric comparisons 119

IN operator in 120

numeric constants 112

hexadecimal notation 113

scientific notation 113

standard notation 112

numeric data

reading raw data 359

special missing values in 368

_NUMERIC_ name lists 88

numeric precision 78, 90

numeric values 359

numeric variables 78, 79

converting to character variables 84

missing values 103

precision 78, 90

storing values 90