Convert Data from .dat to .sas7bdat without knowing the inputs

[srubin]

Hello All,

I am trying to convert a data set from .dat to .sas7bdat, but unfortunately I do not know the exact imputs of the .dat file. Is there any possible way to make this conversion without having knowledge of the inputs.

Thank you,

Seth

[Reeza]

I've seen standard text files saves as .dat files, so you could try changing it to .txt and then do a standard proc import.

Or open the file in a text editor and see what it looks like.

But .DAT files can be many other things so it depends on what type of file it is.