OPTIONS LS=64 PS=66 NONUMBER NODATE; ****************************************; *** Merging datasets by observations ***; *** which are properly ordered and ***; *** have no common variables ***; ****************************************; DATA m1; INPUT x1 x2 @@; n=_n_; CARDS; 2 3 4 4 6 8 8 9 9 7 DATA m2; INPUT y1 y2 @@; n=_n_; CARDS; 15 123 11 131 12 155 19 211 22 256 DATA both; MERGE m1 m2; BY n; PROC PRINT DATA=both; ID n; RUN;