Nicole
except on zOS MVS-type mainframes
for a raw file, the SAS EFI accessed on the main SAS File-menu option Import-Data (aka "Import wizard" which uses proc import when needed) can help, even without licensing SAS/ACCESS to PC file formats.
I prefer a data step (simple example at
http://support.sas.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=13449㒉 ), but you get more support and prompting from EFI.
If you need prompt support, SAS Enterprise Guide is even better. See that forum at
http://support.sas.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=10 .
Because of the restrictions that apply to variable names, I don't dynamically load these names, just paste the list from the file into my program and use the editor to "clean up" the problems
PeterC
Message was edited by: Peter.C (who forgot not all platforms have SAS EFI and proc import)