SAS: PROC TRANSPOSE and VAR _ALL_

If you want to rotate an entire table 90 degrees then use PROC TRANSPOSE.  But this PROC defaults to transposing numeric variables only.  So use var _all_ all follows:


data work.grandkids;
input name $ gender $ age mom $ dad $ ;
datalines;
Kamina  F 8 Cora Peter
Raelani F 6 Cora Peter
Elliott M 3 Cora Peter
Callie  F 1 Emma Nathan
;
run;

* defaults to numeric variables only;
proc transpose data=work.grandkids out=work.t1;
run;

* try one field such a name but it does not work ;
proc transpose data=work.grandkids out=work.t2;
var name;
run;

* use _all_ to transpose the whole darn thing ;
proc transpose data=work.grandkids out=work.t3;
var _all_;
run;

data work.junk;
input v1 $ v2 $ v3 $ v4 $ v5 $ v6 $ v7 $ v8 $;
datalines;
i want each word in its own row
;
run;

* this works ;
proc transpose data=work.junk out=work.t4;
var v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8;
run;

* this is easier ;
proc transpose data=work.junk out=work.t5;
var _all_;
run;