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prasanth8179
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Importing %MACRO IMPORT(FILE,DNAME); PROC IMPORT DATAFILE="&FILE" OUT=&DNAME DBMS=EXCEL REPLACE; RUN; %MEND; %IMPORT(C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\TSIPL0403\DESKTOP\KRISHNA\MACROS_EX\DATA1.XLS,STD_DATA);

 

 

in the above program DNAME refers for?

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Reeza
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The output data set name. Post your code using the insert code button.

 


@prasanth8179 wrote:

Importing %MACRO IMPORT(FILE,DNAME); PROC IMPORT DATAFILE="&FILE" OUT=&DNAME DBMS=EXCEL REPLACE; RUN; %MEND; %IMPORT(C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\TSIPL0403\DESKTOP\KRISHNA\MACROS_EX\DATA1.XLS,STD_DATA);

 

 

in the above program DNAME refers for?


 

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Reeza
Super User

The output data set name. Post your code using the insert code button.

 


@prasanth8179 wrote:

Importing %MACRO IMPORT(FILE,DNAME); PROC IMPORT DATAFILE="&FILE" OUT=&DNAME DBMS=EXCEL REPLACE; RUN; %MEND; %IMPORT(C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\TSIPL0403\DESKTOP\KRISHNA\MACROS_EX\DATA1.XLS,STD_DATA);

 

 

in the above program DNAME refers for?


 

prasanth8179
Calcite | Level 5
tq very much.....and DNAME will be as output dataset name or else std_data
as output name
Reeza
Super User

@prasanth8179 wrote:
and DNAME will be as output dataset name or else std_data
as output name

That's not correct, it will error out instead.

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