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14sas
Calcite | Level 5

this is my program :

 

data_null_;

filename abcd 'c:/sample.csv';

set sample;

file abcd;

delimiter=' ,' dsd 1rec1=350;

if _n_=1

then do ;

 

put ' date '

      'name'

     'location'

end;

put date

name

location

;

 

run;

 

 

in output  date variable appears as 1045 instead of 001045 .

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Reeza
Super User

Open the file with a text editor and you'll see the leading zeroes.

 

Excel is trying to be smart and removing the 0's. 

 

You can also view this by opening Excel and then importing the data rather than opening the file directly with Excel. The import wizard will allow you to specify variable type - character rather than numeric. 

 

 

14sas
Calcite | Level 5
with proc import ?
14sas
Calcite | Level 5
if i use proc import ,will it works if i ever do this FTP?
Reeza
Super User

I don't understand your question. What role does PROC IMPORT play in the process?

14sas
Calcite | Level 5
how proc import will help me can you quote me any example.Thanks
Reeza
Super User
Proc import is a SAS procedure for importing data into SAS. Your process has no relation to proc import.

If you're referring to the import I first mentioned in my answer, that was the Excel Import Wizard, not the SAS Proc Import.

See the details here:
https://support.office.com/en-my/article/Import-data-using-the-Text-Import-Wizard-40c6d5e6-41b0-4575...

Regardless, my original answer stands, open the data in a text editor to see the raw data.

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