import a dat file with the top label

[anming]

data traffic2;
infile "/folders/myfolders/np_traffic.dat" dlm='|';
input Parkname$ Unitcode$ ParkType$ Region$TrafficCounter$ Reportdate$ TrafficCount;
run;

when I use the codes above to import np.traffic.dat to sas, the top labels (Parkname$ Unitcode$ ParkType$ Region$TrafficCounter$ Reportdate$ TrafficCountis) are exactly repeated as the labels of SAS dataset.  What is the better way to avoid the repeating label and the first row immediately starts with the real data?

[SASKiwi]

Adding OBS = 2 to your INFILE statement tells SAS to start reading data from the second record:

infile "/folders/myfolders/np_traffic.dat" dlm='|' obs = 2;

[anming]

should be added "firstobs=2". Thanks!

[SASKiwi · Accepted solution]

@anming  - Yes, FIRSTOBS.