/***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;