topic Can we specify format in proc import? in SAS Programming

Can we specify format in proc import?

pradeep_kadasi — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:05:40 GMT

Re: Can we specify format in proc import?

svh — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:26:10 GMT

PROC IMPORT does not do that, I think. People typically read in the data using a DATA step. There is a reply in this thread about how to copy the log (after a PROC IMPORT completes) to get the code you could use in a subsequent DATA step.

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Re: Can we specify format in proc import?

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:13:55 GMT

If you want to read text files, do NOT use PROC IMPORT. Write the data step yourself, according to the documentation you received along with the file.