Date:         Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:03:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Prasad S Ravi <prasad.s.ravi@HOUSEHOLD.COM>
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From:         Prasad S Ravi <prasad.s.ravi@HOUSEHOLD.COM>
Subject:      Re: importing flat files of unknown variables
Comments: To: The Fords <gford95@COMCAST.NET>
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Do you have the layout of this file stored some where,  by layout I mean,
type, length  and name of the variables
in a separate file which you can use it as a input statement to read in the
fields.

Or else you can use a DO loop to read all the variables with a common name
prefix   something like   X1 through X100;

Or if you have SAS/ACCESS you can use PROC IMPORT to read the data.


Prasad Ravi






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                         08/13/2003 11:47 AM
                         Please respond to The
                         Fords






This maybe a common question, but is there any way in base sas to import a
flat file without specifying the variable names?  For instance, if I have a
.csv file with 100 variables, is there a way to get that data set into sas
without explicitly naming the variable (and not using the import wizard or
copy and paste, etc.)?

Thanks,
Greg