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Tommac72584
Fluorite | Level 6

I uploaded this txt file and the output data displays everything in only one column. How do I get it show the data in the seperate columns. Here's the code I used and attached are screenshots.

 

/* Generated Code (IMPORT) */
/* Source File: hbat tabs.txt */
/* Source Path: /home/tmaciver7840/my_content */
/* Code generated on: Friday, June 24, 2016 3:03:23 PM */

%web_drop_table(WORK.IMPORT3);


FILENAME REFFILE "/home/tmaciver7840/my_content/hbat tabs.txt" TERMSTR=CR;

PROC IMPORT DATAFILE=REFFILE
DBMS=DLM
OUT=WORK.IMPORT3;
GETNAMES=YES;
RUN;

PROC CONTENTS DATA=WORK.IMPORT3; RUN;


%web_open_table(WORK.IMPORT3);


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BrunoMueller
SAS Super FREQ

Hi

 

From the name of the file and how it behaves, I assume you have a tab delimited file. So your Proc IMPORT code should say DBMS=TAB

 

proc import
  out=work.book
  datafile="c:\temp\book1_tab.txt"
  dbms=tab
  replace
;
  getnames=yes;
run;

Bruno

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BrunoMueller
SAS Super FREQ

Hi

 

From the name of the file and how it behaves, I assume you have a tab delimited file. So your Proc IMPORT code should say DBMS=TAB

 

proc import
  out=work.book
  datafile="c:\temp\book1_tab.txt"
  dbms=tab
  replace
;
  getnames=yes;
run;

Bruno

Tommac72584
Fluorite | Level 6
Yes it is a tab delimited. This fixed it. Thank you Bruno!

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