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Blandine
Obsidian | Level 7

Hello,

I don't know why the data I imported keep going to the "work" library while I have specified where it should go ( "RBI", library.)  I have to copy and paste it to the desired library. Not sure what I am doing wrong.

 

here is the code

 

/*Importing NBI Data for ILLINOIS into SAS*/
libname RBI 'C:\Users\bmrg2\Box Sync\Mizzou 2019\Research\SAS Code\Blandine 1092020';
/*Importing TXT FILE for ILLINOIS in SAS*/
proc import datafile="C:\Users\bmrg2\Box Sync\Mizzou 2019\Research\RBI Project\Task 8_Back-casting\NBI Data from Fhwa site\IL 2019\IL19.txt"
out=NewIL19
DBMS=dlm;
delimiter=",";
Getnames=Yes;
guessingrows=1000000;
run;

 

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mkeintz
PROC Star

Change 

out=NewIL19

to

out=rbi.NewIL19

Otherwise SAS has no way of knowing where you want the data to go.  After all, you might have named a dozen libraries prior to the proc import, and SAS would not have a way to know your intention.

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mkeintz
PROC Star

Change 

out=NewIL19

to

out=rbi.NewIL19

Otherwise SAS has no way of knowing where you want the data to go.  After all, you might have named a dozen libraries prior to the proc import, and SAS would not have a way to know your intention.

--------------------------
The hash OUTPUT method will overwrite a SAS data set, but not append. That can be costly. Consider voting for Add a HASH object method which would append a hash object to an existing SAS data set

Would enabling PROC SORT to simultaneously output multiple datasets be useful? Then vote for
Allow PROC SORT to output multiple datasets

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Blandine
Obsidian | Level 7

Thanks a lot

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