topic Re: how to remove UTF-8 carriage return characters in data step using infile in SAS Programming

how to remove UTF-8 carriage return characters in data step using infile

ddcjack — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:30:57 GMT

I read in the CSV file to dataset by using the PROC IMPORT. the UTF-8 specifical character carriage return looks like the single quatation sign ('). I need to remove it form the text variables and keep the normal single quatation sign. please suggest. thanks.

Re: how to remove UTF-8 carriage return characters in data step using infile

ChrisNZ — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 05:29:53 GMT

Like this?

data _null_;
  A="‘a’";
  B=translate(A,"''","‘’");
  putlog B=;
run;

B='a'

Re: how to remove UTF-8 carriage return characters in data step using infile

ballardw — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:41:54 GMT

I have a number of UTF-8 CSV files and none of them have this behavior. By any chance are you looking at a file generated in a different operating system? You may want to investigate the TERMSTR option for the Infile statement or use a FILENAME with that option to reference for proc import if that is the case.

Re: how to remove UTF-8 carriage return characters in data step using infile

ddcjack — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:57:56 GMT

Thanks for your suggestion, ChrisNZ. I tried your code; but it seems not work.

Re: how to remove UTF-8 carriage return characters in data step using infile

Peter_C — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:07:18 GMT

If you know the data types of your csv file columns, a data step will eliminate that unwanted carriage return if you add it to the delimiter= infile option
Data your_data ;
Length your csv file columns $100 ;
Infile "/path/your csv file.csv" dsd delimiter= "0D2c"x lrecl= 1000 firstobs= 2;
input your csv file columns;
Run;