I have some data abstracting from EHR system and all variables in this dataset are visit_id, pat_id, DEPT_KEY, PAYOR_KEY,CONTACT_DT_KEY,DICT_ENC_TYPE_KEY, APPT_CHECKOUT_DT, APPT_CHECKIN_DT,HOSP_ADMIT_DT,HOSP_DISCHRG_DT,do b Here are some example 1520,3811,5035,2311,20130327,83,3/29/2013 21:38:38,3/29/2013 19:14:56,3/29/2013 19:13:58,3/30/2013 10:20:58,6/3/1997 10:21:58 3094,3812,0,2387,20130322,83,,,4/1/2013 10:44:29,4/1/2013 15:00:29,2/4/1997 20:16:29 2173,3813,0,2611,20130313,83,,,3/20/2013 13:51:06,3/21/2013 14:31:06,2/12/1997 0:29:06 2559,3814,4825,2358,20130317,108,3/23/2013 8:15:14,3/23/2013 6:54:57,,,1/10/2001 20:28:46 1870,3815,5417,2368,20130322,83,3/25/2013 9:46:58,3/25/2013 12:21:20,3/25/2013 12:20:45,3/25/2013 20:41:45,1/3/1997 20:42:45 886,3816,0,2366,20130301,83,,,3/13/2013 10:55:22,3/13/2013 18:08:22,2/4/1997 23:28:22 I try to import these data by using EXCEL and text file, but SAS keeps showing Error message in the log window. Here is the coding that I wrote LIBNAME myxlsx XLSX '\\client\c\Pei-Lin\chop\\visit\VISIT.xlsx'; data VISIT; set myxlsx."VISIT$"n(dbSASType=(APPT_CHECKOUT_DT=datetime APPT_CHECKIN_DT=dateTime HOSP_ADMIT_DT=dateTime HOSP_DISCHRG_DT=dateTime dob=dateTime)); run; 685 LIBNAME xlsx '\\client\c\Pei-Lin\chop\\visit\VISIT.xlsx'; ERROR: Connect: Class not registered ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement. 686 data VISIT; 687 set xlsx."VISIT$"n(dbSASType=(APPT_CHECKOUT_DT=datetime APPT_CHECKIN_DT=dateTime 687! HOSP_ADMIT_DT=dateTime HOSP_DISCHRG_DT=dateTime dob=dateTime)); ERROR: Libref XLSX is not assigned. 688 run; And then I try to import those data using text file DATA visit; INFILE '\\client\C\Pei-Lin\chop\data\visit.txt' dlm="," dsd truncover; Input visit_id pat_id DEPT_KEY PAYOR_KEY CONTACT_DT_KEY DICT_ENC_TYPE_KEY APPT_CHECKOUT_DT ymddttm20.2 APPT_CHECKIN_DT ymddttm20.2 HOSP_ADMIT_DT ymddttm20.2 HOSP_DISCHRG_DT ymddttm20.2 dob ymddttm20.2; format visit_id 4. pat_id 4. DEPT_KEY 5. PAYOR_KEY 4. CONTACT_DT_KEY 8. DICT_ENC_TYPE_KEY 3. APPT_CHECKOUT_DT datetime20. APPT_CHECKIN_DT datetime20. HOSP_ADMIT_DT datetime20. HOSP_DISCHRG_DT datetime20. dob datetime20.; run; I still got many ERROR messages and SAS didn't read the raw data correctly. NOTE: The infile '\\client\C\Pei-Lin\chop\data\visit.txt' is: (no system-specific pathname available), (no system-specific file attributes available) NOTE: Invalid data for APPT_CHECKOUT_DT in line 1 33-52. NOTE: Invalid data for APPT_CHECKIN_DT in line 1 53-72. NOTE: Invalid data for HOSP_ADMIT_DT in line 1 73-92. NOTE: Invalid data for HOSP_DISCHRG_DT in line 1 93-112. NOTE: Invalid data for dob in line 1 113-125. RULE: ----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8----+----9 1 1520,3811,5035,2311,20130327,83,3/29/2013 21:38:38,3/29/2013 19:14:56,3/29/2013 19:13:58,3 91 /30/2013 10:20:58,6/3/1997 10:21:58 125 visit_id=1520 pat_id=3811 DEPT_KEY=5035 PAYOR_KEY=2311 CONTACT_DT_KEY=20130327 DICT_ENC_TYPE_KEY=83 APPT_CHECKOUT_DT=. APPT_CHECKIN_DT=. HOSP_ADMIT_DT=. HOSP_DISCHRG_DT=. dob=. _ERROR_=1 _N_=1 NOTE: Invalid data for APPT_CHECKOUT_DT in line 2 30-49. Can anyone tell me which step I did wrong? Thank you so muche NOTE: Invalid data for APPT_CHECKIN_DT in line 2 50-69. NOTE: Invalid data for HOSP_ADMIT_DT in line 2 70-84.
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