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ivethguzman
Calcite | Level 5
data HW1;
infile '/folders/myfolders/MY SAS Files/Data/newstate.sas7bdat' dlm=',';
input state :$35
 region :$10
 visits
 salesman
 sale
 expenses;
label state = 'State Name'
	  region = 'Region Assignment'
	  visits = 'Visits from Regional Manager'
	  salesman = 'Number of Salesmen'
	  sale = 'Gross Sales For Last Quarter'
	  expenses= 'Advertising Expenses For Last Quarter'
;
run;
proc contents data=HW1;
run;
/**/
proc print data=HW1;
run;
 

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Hello, I can't figure out why the observations are not showing. The variables names are correct and so is the file location. 

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

newstate.sas7bdat is a dataset, you can't read it as a text file.

 

Simply define the location as a library:

 

libname myLib "/folders/myfolders/MY SAS Files/Data";

 

and access the dataset, for example:

 

proc means data=myLib.newstate;

by region;

var expenses;

run;

PG

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

newstate.sas7bdat is a dataset, you can't read it as a text file.

 

Simply define the location as a library:

 

libname myLib "/folders/myfolders/MY SAS Files/Data";

 

and access the dataset, for example:

 

proc means data=myLib.newstate;

by region;

var expenses;

run;

PG
ivethguzman
Calcite | Level 5
Thank you for clarifying, now my code works

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