Answer / madhu

infile and input statements.
ex:
data m;
infile 'c:\m.txt';
input :xxxx;
run;

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

Answer / ram

proc import is utilities procedure...so infile is correct

Answer / pramod

Using import wizard in file menu also we read an external
raw data file to a data step

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

Answer / sankar

using proc import procedure

synatax :for text file

proc import datafile='path' out=datasetname
dbms=dlm;
delimiter='specific delimiter';
run;

is there any differnce between proc means and proc summary?

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0 Answers  

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0 Answers  

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