PROC PRINT both Labels and Variable Names OR Insert row above variable names

[jeanderson]

For one of the research studies I work on, we are meant to upload data to the National Data Archive (NDA). To this end, in SAS 9.4 we are trying to create several CSV files - one for each of the survey instruments used in our interviews. NDA uploads require a row at the top of the file with information for their system to read in (in this case, A1="ndar_subject" and B1=1), the second row is the variable names, and the rest is the data.

One solution I hoped for would be to print data labels AND variable names, where we assign variable1="ndar_subject" and variable2="1" for labels and leave the rest blank. We tried using a title statement in conjunction with ODS CSVALL, but that only provided us with the cell A1 requirement.

Another thought would be to somehow insert a row into the CSV with A1="ndar_subject" and B1=1 and then continue with a PROC PRINT.

Any solution suggestions are welcome!

[ChrisNZ]

I'd use the data step's ODS object https://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings13/040-2013.pdf

[andreas_lds · Accepted solution]

I really like RWI, but for this task it is a bit too much. The example uses sashelp.class. Tested with SAS 9.4m5.

ods csvall file="class.csv";

proc odstext;
   p 'A1="ndar_subject" and B1=1';
run;

proc print data=sashelp.class noobs;
run;

ods csvall close;

[Ksharp]

Check FILE statement 's option HEADER= .
https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.2/lestmtsref/n15o12lpyoe4gfn1y1vcp6xs6966.htm#n...

[Tom]

Writing a CSV file is trivial so writing an extra line at the top of it is going to be very easy.  But it is not at all clear what you mean.

What you seem to be describing is a file like this:

"A1=""ndar_subject""",B1=1
var1,var2
A,1
B,2
C,3

But somehow that seems not reasonable.

Please show an example of the file want to create.

Here is how you could make a CSV file from SASHELP.CLASS with an extra line at the top with any text you want.

filename csv 'myfile.csv';
data _null_;
  file csv;
  put 'This is the header row';
run;
proc transpose data=sashelp.class(obs=0) out=names;
  var _all_;
run;
data _null_;
  file csv dsd mod;
  set names;
  put _name_ @;
run;
data _null_;
  file csv dsd mod;
  set sashelp.class;
  put (_all_) (+0);
run;

Result:

This is the header row
Name,Sex,Age,Height,Weight
Alfred,M,14,69,112.5
Alice,F,13,56.5,84
Barbara,F,13,65.3,98
Carol,F,14,62.8,102.5
Henry,M,14,63.5,102.5
James,M,12,57.3,83
Jane,F,12,59.8,84.5
Janet,F,15,62.5,112.5
Jeffrey,M,13,62.5,84
John,M,12,59,99.5
Joyce,F,11,51.3,50.5
Judy,F,14,64.3,90
Louise,F,12,56.3,77
Mary,F,15,66.5,112
Philip,M,16,72,150
Robert,M,12,64.8,128
Ronald,M,15,67,133
Thomas,M,11,57.5,85
William,M,15,66.5,112