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dennis_oz
Quartz | Level 8

 

Hi is there any way we can read a field using infile or proc import for csv file removing the below ascii character 

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User

This symbol is shown in word processors (when showing special characters is activated) to make end-of-lines visible. The line endings are necessary for the RECFM=V in SAS (used when reading CSV files) to work. You do not need to remove them, as the termination strings are automatically used to identify the text lines.

 

BIG HINT:

do NOT use word processors or spreadsheet calculators to view CSV files you want to import into SAS. Always use a proper text editor suited for programming, like Notepad++.

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