Hi all, I am having trouble importing data from a zipped DBF file in SAS 9.3 (using EG 5.1). As-is situation Right now, I have to manually unzip the weekly updates and import the DBF files using proc import with DBMS set to 'DBF'. To-be situation Read and import the DBF files directly from the zipfiles. Approach Declare the zipfile using the filename statement and SASZIPAM option and import the DBF file using a datastep, as described here. Problem There are 2 problems, either of which would be a solution if solved: It seems impossible to import a DBF file to SAS by use of a datastep (Googling suggests to convert the DBF file to a CSV file, which is not an option here). It seems impossible to use a PROC IMPORT using the filename that refers to the zipped DBF, declared with the SASZIPAM option. Any ideas on how to best approach this? Cheers, Kirvis
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