Hello,
I was trying to find out if it is possible to import only specific columns from a specified excel sheet, however couldn't find anything useful.
If it is possible, please give me examples,
Thank You.
There is no reason you can't simply keep or drop variables when calling proc import. e.g., the following code reads a file that has seven variables (id, x, y, z, a, b and c), but only keeps id, x, y and z):
PROC IMPORT OUT= WORK.want (keep=id x y z)
DATAFILE= "C:\art\test.xls"
DBMS=xls REPLACE;
GETNAMES=YES;
RUN;
There is no reason you can't simply keep or drop variables when calling proc import. e.g., the following code reads a file that has seven variables (id, x, y, z, a, b and c), but only keeps id, x, y and z):
PROC IMPORT OUT= WORK.want (keep=id x y z)
DATAFILE= "C:\art\test.xls"
DBMS=xls REPLACE;
GETNAMES=YES;
RUN;
You can specify RANGE option in PROC IMPORT.
range='sheet1$f14:f1782';
Oleg.
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