topic Where can I find a full set of statements and options for proc import/export in New SAS User

Where can I find a full set of statements and options for proc import/export

txh — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 05:52:51 GMT

Hi guys,

It seems the instructions in bellow link for proc export/import don't contain all statements/options.

https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=proc&docsetTarget=n0ku4pxzx3d2len10ozjgyjbrpl9.htm&docsetVersion=9.4&locale=en#n0c8p40v4f1756n194p08qq64vbk

For example, the DBMS option only has 4 valid values (i.e. csv, dlm, jmp, tab), but I know other values such as exce, xls, xlsx are also valid actually. Another example is that we usually use statements such as GETNAME, DATAROW, SHEET when importing data from an excle file, however, I couldn't find official instuctions to these stataments from SAS support website. So where can I find a full set of statements and options for proc import/export? Thanks.

Re: Where can I find a full set of statements and options for proc import/export

SASKiwi — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 06:02:42 GMT

This guide has a more complete list: https://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmsascdc&cdcVersion=9.4_3.4&docsetId=acpcref&docsetTarget=p0jf3o1i67m044n1j0kz51ifhpvs.htm&locale=en

This is because many of the options / statements are only applicable if you have SAS/ACCESS for PC Files. Your original link only included the Base SAS options.

Re: Where can I find a full set of statements and options for proc import/export

Patrick — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 06:07:36 GMT

@txh

I believe the challenge here is that the available syntax for Proc Export/Import depends on the SAS modules licensed.

If you've got Base SAS only then what you have available is what's documented under the link you've posted.

If you have also SAS/Access Interface to PC File Server licensed then you get additional functionality for these procedures as documented here.

Re: Where can I find a full set of statements and options for proc import/export

txh — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 06:24:45 GMT

Thanks. Do you know where to find some other statements such as SHEET, MIXED for proc import (I even remember there is statement to filter specified data area from a sheet but can't recall the statement name)? These statements we usually use, but I have never found the instruction.

Re: Where can I find a full set of statements and options for proc import/export

SASKiwi — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 06:44:44 GMT

Same guide, just a few sections down: https://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmsascdc&cdcVersion=9.4_3.4&docsetId=acpcref&docsetTarget=n0msy4hy1so0ren1acm90iijxn8j.htm&locale=en