topic Inputting multiple files using a wildcard in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Inputting-multiple-files-using-a-wildcard/m-p/102942#M291197 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm importing multiple files using a wild card to read all .txt files in a folder.</P><P>The data structure is the same but each file does have a header row.</P><P></P><P>I think there's a way to get SAS to ignore the first row of each file but I can't remember how and haven't found it via google.</P><P>firstobs=2 only works for the first dataset.</P><P></P><P>Any help is appreciated.</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:13:57 GMT Reeza 2012-12-18T18:13:57Z Inputting multiple files using a wildcard https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Inputting-multiple-files-using-a-wildcard/m-p/102942#M291197 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm importing multiple files using a wild card to read all .txt files in a folder.</P><P>The data structure is the same but each file does have a header row.</P><P></P><P>I think there's a way to get SAS to ignore the first row of each file but I can't remember how and haven't found it via google.</P><P>firstobs=2 only works for the first dataset.</P><P></P><P>Any help is appreciated.</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:13:57 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Inputting-multiple-files-using-a-wildcard/m-p/102942#M291197 Reeza 2012-12-18T18:13:57Z Re: Inputting multiple files using a wildcard https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Inputting-multiple-files-using-a-wildcard/m-p/102943#M291198 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can use EOV to detect the "change to a new file" and just execute INPUT; to skip the line.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:20:47 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Inputting-multiple-files-using-a-wildcard/m-p/102943#M291198 data_null__ 2012-12-18T18:20:47Z