What SAS statements would you code to read an external raw
data file to a DATA step?
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Answer / madhu
infile and input statements.
ex:
data m;
infile 'c:\m.txt';
input :xxxx;
run;
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Answer / sankar
use INFLE statement
data dsname;
infile 'path of file' <options>;
input var1 var2................varn;
run;
options like dsd dlm missover firstobs obs ..etc
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Answer / pramod
Using import wizard in file menu also we read an external
raw data file to a data step
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Answer / sastechies
We use SAS statements –
FILENAME – to specify the location of the file
INFILE - Identifies an external file to read with an INPUT
statement
INPUT – to specify the variables that the data is
identified with.
Read more: http://sastechies.blogspot.com/2009/11/sas-
interview-questions.html
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Answer / sankar
using proc import procedure
synatax :for text file
proc import datafile='path' out=datasetname
dbms=dlm;
delimiter='specific delimiter';
run;
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