topic Re: Creation of New variable in proc import? in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Creation-of-New-variable-in-proc-import/m-p/83517#M256815 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Not that I'm aware of.&nbsp; However, if you are importing a file that is handled by one of the engines, then you can accomplish both tasks by not using proc import but, rather, a libname and datastep.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:04:14 GMT art297 2012-08-03T15:04:14Z Creation of New variable in proc import? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Creation-of-New-variable-in-proc-import/m-p/83516#M256814 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Hi,</P><P></P><P>Is it possible to create new variable during proc import process?</P><P>I don`t want to write a new data step for creating new variable. Is it possible?</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Saravanan</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:47:50 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Creation-of-New-variable-in-proc-import/m-p/83516#M256814 Saravanan 2012-08-03T14:47:50Z Re: Creation of New variable in proc import? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Creation-of-New-variable-in-proc-import/m-p/83517#M256815 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Not that I'm aware of.&nbsp; However, if you are importing a file that is handled by one of the engines, then you can accomplish both tasks by not using proc import but, rather, a libname and datastep.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:04:14 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Creation-of-New-variable-in-proc-import/m-p/83517#M256815 art297 2012-08-03T15:04:14Z Re: Creation of New variable in proc import? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Creation-of-New-variable-in-proc-import/m-p/83518#M256816 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you Arthur. Much appreciated. I hope SAS comes up with functionality to create new variables during proc import.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:08:22 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Creation-of-New-variable-in-proc-import/m-p/83518#M256816 Saravanan 2012-08-03T15:08:22Z