topic How do I make a work.import file a permanent sas7bdat file. in New SAS User

How do I make a work.import file a permanent sas7bdat file.

yportne1111 — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:26:02 GMT

Please provide a simple example of how I can make a work.import file into a sas7bdat file. In other words I have a dataset in my work library with the default name import. I want to save it as import.sas7bdat.

Re: How do I make a work.import file a permanent sas7bdat file.

SASKiwi — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 02:22:31 GMT

This is probably the simplest way:

data '\Myfolder\import';
  set work.import;
run;

But using a LIBNAME is better:

libname MyLib '\Myfolder';

data MyLib.import;
  set work.import;
run;

Re: How do I make a work.import file a permanent sas7bdat file.

ballardw — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:09:09 GMT

Personally I prefer to "import" directly into the library:

libname mylib "<some path>";

proc import datafile="<path>filename.ext" 
       out=mylib.mydatasetname
   <other Import options>
run;

If you are using widgets to run the import then if you have the LIBRARY assigned before using the widget you should be able to indicate that library as the destination for the imported data.

Re: How do I make a work.import file a permanent sas7bdat file.

yportne1111 — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:28:37 GMT

Thanks