Chapter 3: The Operating System
Running Operating System Commands
Creating and Deleting Directories
Reading and Writing External Files
Using the $VARYING. Format and Informat
Creating a CSV File from a Data Table
Reading a CSV File with Embedded Line Feeds
Introduction
In a SAS program, you sometimes need to access the operating system (OS) to run system commands and to access the file system. Reading data from external files is usually a requirement in a SAS application; you have to get the data into tables before you can analyze ...
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