How to import multiple files in to a sas dataset located in a particular library. For example, suppose there are 5 txt files present in your local system and you need those 5 txt will appnd in a single sas dataset . Output dataset will have a single column.
Please help to write this Proc import.
Thanks in advance
Here is one method: http://support.sas.com/kb/24/707.html
Depends on what you mean by "import". If you just have text files then I would just "input" them and would not bother with using any import functionality.
1) If the file names follow a simple pattern then just us a wildcard in the filename specification.
data all ;
infile '*.txt';
input column1 ;
run;
2) If you have a static list of filenames then build a FILENAME statement.
filename myfiles ('one.txt','two.txt,'three.txt','four.txt','five.txt');
data all;
infile myfiles;
input column1;
run;
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