Hi all,
I want to import over 10 Excel files into SAS, and they have the same file name other than their serial number, like data1, data2, data3, ... data15. How can I use macro to import them to SAS?
%macro imp_data();
%do i=1%to 15;
proc import out=data&i datafile = "C:\data\data&i.xls";
run;
%end;
%mend;
%imp_data();
run;
Thanks a lot.
To provide a little as to why 2 dots. The Windows naming convention of file.ext uses a . to separate the name and the extension.
The SAS macro language uses the . after a macro variable to combine text. So if file= ABC then &file.ext yields ABCext from the macro processor. The second . is part of the text you want appended so you need to add one.
To provide a little as to why 2 dots. The Windows naming convention of file.ext uses a . to separate the name and the extension.
The SAS macro language uses the . after a macro variable to combine text. So if file= ABC then &file.ext yields ABCext from the macro processor. The second . is part of the text you want appended so you need to add one.
Thanks a lot, Ballard!
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