topic Re: Export to TXT file in SAS Programming

Export to TXT file

Ronein — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 06:17:41 GMT

Hello

What is difference between the two codes:

I see that both creates txt file.what is the difference?

PROC EXPORT DATA=sashelp.cars
OUTFILE="/usr/local/SAS/SASUsers/LabRet/UserDir/udclk79/TYOTA/Ex1.txt"
DBMS=TAB REPLACE;
PUTNAMES=YES;
RUN;


proc export data=sashelp.cars
outfile = "/usr/local/SAS/SASUsers/LabRet/UserDir/udclk79/TYOTA/Ex2.txt"
dbms = dlm replace;
delimiter = ' ';
PUTNAMES=YES;
run;

Re: Export to TXT file

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:22:08 GMT

Absolutely Maxim 4.

And the difference is apparent by the difference in the dbms= option.

Re: Export to TXT file

SASKiwi — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:23:20 GMT

Your first example program puts tab characters between the fields. Your second one spaces. Tab and space characters are not normally visible in any editor of your choice. If you examine the output displayed in hexadecimal format though you will see the difference.