proc import option to read multiple spaces as single space?

[mcook]

Is there a way to import a space delimited txt file, where it will read multiple consecutive spaces as a single delimiter?  

[Reeza]

That should be the default behaviour. 

You would use DSD to override that behaviour. 

You don't get much control over how to import your data with PROC IMPORT - if it's not reading data correctly the following is usually what I do:

1. Change Guessingrows to a large number for text files
2. Copy the code from the log and modify it to fix the data as needed - this is the easiest method
3. Write my own data step to read the data manually.

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@mcook wrote:

Is there a way to import a space delimited txt file, where it will read multiple consecutive spaces as a single delimiter?  

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