https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/missing-values-using-template-csv/m-p/14650#M3321 Hi, I am getting missing values in a sas dataset converted to csv showing up as a . even when I specify<BR /> options missing = ' '; (blank) using the template csv.<BR /> Any thing I can do to change this behavior? Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:35:49 GMT frisco 2009-11-10T16:35:49Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/missing-values-using-template-csv/m-p/14650#M3321 Hi, I am getting missing values in a sas dataset converted to csv showing up as a . even when I specify<BR /> options missing = ' '; (blank) using the template csv.<BR /> Any thing I can do to change this behavior? Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:35:49 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/missing-values-using-template-csv/m-p/14650#M3321 frisco 2009-11-10T16:35:49Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/missing-values-using-template-csv/m-p/14651#M3322 False alarm. Turns out that it was a character field and someone went to the trouble of putting a dot to represent a missing value. Just when you think you've seen everything.... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:32:18 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/missing-values-using-template-csv/m-p/14651#M3322 frisco 2009-11-10T20:32:18Z