Date:         Tue, 17 May 2011 15:27:27 -0400
Reply-To:     "Bian, Haikuo" <HBian@FLQIO.SDPS.ORG>
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From:         "Bian, Haikuo" <HBian@FLQIO.SDPS.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Problem with comma delimiter while importing data into SAS
              (through Access)
Comments: To: Irin later <irinfigvam@YAHOO.COM>
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Hi,

The following code may be useful when you directly read from csv file. Some concatenating is needed.


data want (drop=lab1 lab2);
infile cards dsd;
length memberid $ 20
       rule $ 3
           pot 8.
           en 8.
           product $ 20
           lab1 $ 20
           lab2 $ 20
           lab $ 20
           provid $ 20
           cpt $ 20
           ;
input memberid $
      rule $
      pot
      en
      product $
          lab1 $
          lab2 $
          provid $
          cpt $
      ;
lab=catt(lab1,',',lab2); *concatenating here;

cards;
555555555A,552,1,0,MM MM2,11,680/80 mm Hg,00500550005555,3077F
555555555A,557,1,0,MM MM2,11,680/80 mm Hg,00500550005555,3077F
555555555A,597,1,0,MM MM2,11,680/80 mm Hg,00500550005555,3077F
;
run;


proc print;
run;

Regards,
Haikuo
-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Irin later
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:46 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Problem with comma delimiter while importing data into SAS (through Access)

I got a problem with a pseudo delimiter while import data to SAS.
When I import data from MS SQL Server 2005 to csv file and then to  MS Access 2007 I found out that our DW datamart contains some dirty data like Blood Pressure VALUE = 11,680/80 mm Hg .
I believe , however, that the real problem is not in a wrong data value but rather in comma within the value  which is read like a delimiter while I import file into Access. It creates a total mess in Access and then in its turn in my SAS dataset. After import, my data is shifted to the right, starting right after  "11".

Below is  how my CSV file look like:

memberid='555555555A'
rule='552'
pot=1
en=0
product='MM MM2'
lab='11,680/80 mm Hg'
provid='005005550005555'
cpt='3077F'
claimno='CM10055555555A-5005555'
date=2009-12-30 00:00:00.000

555555555A,552,1,0,MM MM2,11,680/80 mm Hg,00500550005555,3077F
555555555A,557,1,0,MM MM2,11,680/80 mm Hg,00500550005555,3077F
555555555A,597,1,0,MM MM2,11,680/80 mm Hg,00500550005555,3077F

(I just cut all lines at the end...hopefully it will be readable, bu t in reality it mess till the very end)

I got used to use Access as an intermediate tool in my import to SAS for data manipulation and analysis ....
How can I overcome the issue? Woud it help if I would read data directly from CSV into SAS? How can I read it properly from csv then? Could you, please, give me a hand with a code?

I would really appreciate your help!

Thank you in advance,
Irin
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