Can we specify format in proc import?

[svh]

PROC IMPORT does not do that, I think. People typically read in the data using a DATA step. There is a reply in this thread about how to copy the log (after a PROC IMPORT completes) to get the code you could use in a subsequent DATA step. 

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[Kurt_Bremser]

If you want to read text files, do NOT use PROC IMPORT. Write the data step yourself, according to the documentation you received along with the file.