topic Re: Convert Data from .dat to .sas7bdat without knowing the inputs in SAS Procedures https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Convert-Data-from-dat-to-sas7bdat-without-knowing-the-inputs/m-p/156390#M41025 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I've seen standard text files saves as .dat files, so you could try changing it to .txt and then do a standard proc import.</P><P></P><P>Or open the file in a text editor and see what it looks like.</P><P></P><P>But .DAT files can be many other things so it depends on what type of file it is.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:44:43 GMT Reeza 2013-11-26T15:44:43Z Convert Data from .dat to .sas7bdat without knowing the inputs https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Convert-Data-from-dat-to-sas7bdat-without-knowing-the-inputs/m-p/156389#M41024 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello All,</P><P></P><P>I am trying to convert a data set from .dat to .sas7bdat, but unfortunately I do not know the exact imputs of the .dat file. Is there any possible way to make this conversion without having knowledge of the inputs.</P><P></P><P>Thank you,</P><P></P><P>Seth</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:09:46 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Convert-Data-from-dat-to-sas7bdat-without-knowing-the-inputs/m-p/156389#M41024 srubin 2013-11-26T15:09:46Z Re: Convert Data from .dat to .sas7bdat without knowing the inputs https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Convert-Data-from-dat-to-sas7bdat-without-knowing-the-inputs/m-p/156390#M41025 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I've seen standard text files saves as .dat files, so you could try changing it to .txt and then do a standard proc import.</P><P></P><P>Or open the file in a text editor and see what it looks like.</P><P></P><P>But .DAT files can be many other things so it depends on what type of file it is.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:44:43 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Convert-Data-from-dat-to-sas7bdat-without-knowing-the-inputs/m-p/156390#M41025 Reeza 2013-11-26T15:44:43Z