I have a dataset in SAS and I need that data in a csv file with parenthesis around the data in each field, unless it's null, then I need it to be completely empty.   I'm using the following code to add the quotations:   data _null_; file 'D:file/location/Data_Want.csv' dsd dlm=','; set Data.Have ; if _n_ = 1 then put  VAR1 ~ VAR2~ VAR3~ VAR4~  ; run;   But when it's null it's showing "." instead of leaving it blank as it had prior to adding the quotations. I've searched and had no luck finding a resolution. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!   I'm getting this: ".",".",".","12" When I need this:  ,,,"12" ... View more