How to detect how many observations in a dataset (or if it is empty), in SAS?

Question

I wonder if there is a way of detecting whether a data set is empty, i.e. it has no observations. Or in another saying, how to get the number of observations in a specific d

Answer 1

A slightly different approach:

proc contents data=library.dataset out=nobs;
run;

proc summary data=nobs nway;
class nobs;
var delobs;
output out=nobs_summ sum=;
run;

This will give you a dataset with one observation; the variable nobs has the value of number of observations in the dataset, even if it is 0.