SAS Tip: Using FIRSTOBS to skip rows

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SAS Tip: Using FIRSTOBS to skip rows

Posted 02-12-2018 02:05 PM (136382 views)

The FIRSTOBS= option can be used to skip rows to be read.

Thanks to Art Carpenter for this tip. Read more details in this paper from WUSS 2017: Importing CSV Data to All Character Variables.

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SAS Tip: Using FIRSTOBS to skip rows

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