Class - 2-Done

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

10:30 AM

Today's Topics:

Methods for reading data

List method

Column method

Format method

Nixed method

Named method

Flowover method

Double trail (@@) method

Column repetition

INFILE statement - Regular,

INFILE statement- with DLM

INFILE statement- with DSD OBS & FIRST OBS

SET statement

Library creation
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Lecture Topic:

Methods for reading data through DATALINES

Method

Type

List

A standard method that accepts only 8 characters or 12 digits

while accepting the data. And data

Column

To read data with a definite space between every variable input name $1-16

Format

To read data even when it is not having definite space

&-to
consider
space

Syntax

name &:$25.

:25.- to read with max 25

$-characters
characters. And by giving : it
says consider any char length
between 1 to 25. otherwise it
will allocate total 25 character
space

Nixed

Use both format & column method

As mentioned

Named

To read data in any order

name= $

Flowover

SAS starts taking inputs even if it is not available in particular

record
SAS will ignore reading after getting input for last variable is
complete

Ex:
datalines;
123
45678
9 10

11 12 13 14
Out come
A
B
C
1
2
3
4
5
6
9 10
11
Double trail
(@@)

To avoid blanks while taking input for all variables and go to

next observation and take data to fill

input a b c @@

INFILE statements
Type

Use

Syntax

Regular

To read database from an external file

INFILE '<File path>

DLM

can avoid special characters by declaring them as

delimiters while reading the data

INFILE '<File path>

DLM=',@#';

DSD /
When observations don't consists of inputs for all
INFILE '<File path>
TRUNCOVER
variables, we use DSD with missover / truncover
DSD TRUNCOVER
OBS & FIRSTOBS
Also another syntax for considering observations from FIRSTOBS=4 OBS=
our choice.
OBS & FIRSTOBS FIRSTOBS = from which Observation, we need to start
reading first observation.
OBS = how many no. of observations we want to read

SET Statement - to recall database from existing libraries

Syntax :- SET SASUSER.ADMIT;

Library creation :- to store all output tables / data generated from program
execution for that particular session
Syntax :- libname <Temp library name of our choice> '<Folder path to
store all output files>';
Difference between TRUNCOVER & MISSOVER:
o
MiSSOVER : Even after using this, if the last variable length is not
matching to variable declaration then It will consider as last variable input
is missing
o
TRUNCOVER : It is as advanced option, and it will read even if it is not
matching with last variable length

Summary / IMP Points

Abbreviations

DLM - Delimiter
DSD - Delimit Sensitive Data
OBS - Observation

Study Questions
Homework:
Sachin V
English A
XAVIER
SAURAV VI
Maths B
JPSEPH
Read the data in
Variables:
1.Name
2.Standard
3.Subject
4.Division
5.School
1st query: to read entire data for all variables
2nd query: to read partial data. i.e. only variables Name, Division & School
Interview questions:
What if I want random observations
What if I want even series out or odd services out
What if want every 3rd record or 4th record.
Without opening the table, how will I know what is there in the last row.
Without opening the table, how to see what is there in the last 10 records.