Reading External Data Files Using SAS: Examples Handbook - Softcover

Burlew, Michele M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590471156 ISBN 13: 9781590471159

Publisher: SAS Institute, 2002

Synopsis

At your fingertips--valuable examples that will reduce your programming time! Reading External Data Files Using SAS: Examples Handbook is packed with examples that illustrate the many common issues you face when reading external data files. Whether you need to handle a variety of input styles (list, column, formatted, and named), accommodate external file features, or use different methods for reading the data, you're sure to find examples in this book that address your coding requirements. The examples illustrate techniques that range from simple to complex, and you can easily copy, modify, and reuse them. Topics include understanding the different styles of SAS input, reading external files of different structures, reading nonstandard external files, using operating system-specific features to read external files, importing external files with the Import Wizard and external file interface, and using access methods to read data. Let these examples save you time when reading external data files into SAS!

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About the Author

The author of Debugging SAS Programs: A Handbook of Tools and Techniques as well as SAS Macro Programming Made Easy, Michele Burlew is a self-employed SAS programmer with more than 20 years of experience. She specializes in designing and programming a variety of SAS applications, and she has expertise in using many SAS products. Michele's extensive experience in developing programs and working with end users gives her keen insight into the needs of SAS software users.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAS Institute
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590471156
• ISBN 13: 9781590471159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300