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automating Excel and SAS ?

hpl104 — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:18:31 GMT

Is there a way to add a record in MS Excel and 'automatically' import the data to SAS?

Re: automating Excel and SAS ?

Doc_Duke — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:52:31 GMT

Do your import as a view rather than as a SAS dataset.

Re: automating Excel and SAS ?

hpl104 — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:21:13 GMT

Thanks for your swift response. How should my proc import statement look like if I were to import it as a 'view' rather than as a dataset? I apologize for my ignorance . .. We use SAS Enterprise Guide here and I do not have sufficient authorization to do DDE . ..

With kind regards,

Hui

Hui P. Liew, Ph.D.

Data Analyst

MedExpress Headquarters

1751 Earl Core Road

Morgantown, WV 26505

Re: automating Excel and SAS ?

Doc_Duke — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:00:22 GMT

Hui,

Drat -- they changed the option in EGuide 5.1. In 4.x, you could set a global parameter to create views instead of datasets (in tools --> options). Although there is a reference to in in the query builder help, I can't find it (In query builder, you can change the data type via the options button in the task). The import wizard does not allow the change for one file.

Since you are using EGuide, you could put the import in the autoexec process flow and it would update each time the project is opened.

Another approach if you are creating the data for others to use, which is more semi-automagic, would be to use a scheduled task to run the import activity that kicks off frequently.

Doc

Re: automating Excel and SAS ?

hpl104 — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:57:42 GMT

Thanks alot Doc. Have a great weekend!

Hui