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'''''SAS''''' can read directly from any text file. | '''''SAS''''' can read directly from any text file. | ||
| − | Moreover '''''SAS''''' can read directly from any data source that has text file properties, such as FTP, HTTP, XML | + | Moreover '''''SAS''''' can read directly from any data source that has text file properties, such as FTP, HTTP, or XML, also from named pipes and DDE hotlinks. |
When intending to read from a plain text file, you simply specify path and filename along with a description of the record structure. The text file shall look like this: | When intending to read from a plain text file, you simply specify path and filename along with a description of the record structure. The text file shall look like this: | ||
Version vom 8. Juli 2014, 13:25 Uhr
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What is this?
SAS can read directly from any text file. Moreover SAS can read directly from any data source that has text file properties, such as FTP, HTTP, or XML, also from named pipes and DDE hotlinks.
When intending to read from a plain text file, you simply specify path and filename along with a description of the record structure. The text file shall look like this:
Royal Inn#King's Suite#4#540 The European#Standard#1#120 St.Peter's#Business#2#333
Documented Code Example
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data plaintext; |
Initiate data step processing with a DATA statement |
infile source "&PATH.\&FILENAME." dlm = '#'; |
Specify text file's location and name and introduce the number sign '#' as delimiter |
length hotel $16 category $16 no_of_beds rate_in_GBP 8; |
Allocate field space by supplying length in bytes and data type |
input hotel $ category $ no_of_beds rate_in_GBP; |
Specify data structure on text file |
run; |
Terminate the data step |
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