/***proc iml may be works as well*******/
 /***suppose data1 is raw data with v1***/
 /***j(size,1,0) define a size*1 matrix with all data 0***/
 /***just try the powerful iml **********/
 data data1;
 input v1;
 datalines;
  1
   2
   3
   4
 run;
 proc iml;
 use data1;
 read all var{v1} into x;
 v2 = j(size,1,0);
 v2 = x[4,];
 run;