If reading an external file to produce an external file,
what is the shortcut to write that record without coding
every single variable on the record?
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Answer / sumit
data _null_;
infile 'path';
input;
file 'destination path';
put _infile_;
run;
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 16 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / jim
filename indata 'c:\test_input.txt';
data _null_;
infile indata;
file 'c:\test_output.txt';
input;
put _infile_;
run;
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 11 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / sunymuny
A PUT Statement using a Variable _all_ can be used to
achieve this task. where we wont have to mention all the
variable names for output using put statement.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 4 Yes | 4 No |
Answer / prakhar sadafal
Use the _infile_ option in the put statement
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filename some 'c:cool.dat';
filename cool1 'c:cool1.dat';
data _null_;
infile some;
input some;
file cool1;
put _infile_;
run;
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / selvi
_all_ - Write all var present in Dataset including computed
variables also.
_input_- write only those variables read from input file
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / nandu
data test ;
infile "Path";
input var1 var2 var3 ;
file print 'path';
put @1 var1 @10 var2 ;
run;
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 5 No |
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