What SAS statements would you code to read an external raw
data file to a DATA step?
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Answer / mohan reddy
INFILE AND INPUT STATEMENTS
EX;
DATA EMP;
INFILE 'E:\ABC\EMPLOYEE.TXT' MISSOVER;
INPUT VAR1 VAR 2....VARN;
RUN;
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Answer / god
using infile and input statements must it is possible to
clean and get the data into in u r environment....
some body says using proc import using proc import it is not
possible to clean and get the data in u r
environment..................it will take as it is
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Answer / name is no need
we can import the an external file in three ways to a sas
data set
1.libname libref<location of the sas data set library>;
filname fileref<path of the raw data file>;
data <data set name>;
infile <fileref>;
input <variable declarations>;
run;
2.proc import
3.by using the proc import option in the sas wizard of file
menu option.
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Answer / g.jyotshna
whenever the data in .txt .dat format we can directly us
infile and input statements.
but incase of .xls
it is not possible to read excel data file directly through
infile input.
we have to use:
wizard
DDE(dynamic data exchange)
proc import (its best one)
(in projects we go for proc import only)
after reading into sas session we will go for cleaning.
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