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Lesson 3: Importing data from external sources
IMPORTANT! This tutorial is updated on March 9, 2017. See the latest training on importing Excel spreadsheet into SAS. 

This lesson will explain how to import data from Excel, CSV and Text files.

1. EXCEL

Example

Below is the excel file that I am going to read into SAS:

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PROC IMPORT DATAFILE= "C:\test.xls"

OUT=SASCrunch
DBMS=Excel
REPLACE;

** Optional **;
GETNAMES=Yes;
SHEET = "Sheet 1";


RUN;

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Let’s break down the codes above:

(1) DATAFILE indicates the directory and file name  of the external source.

(2) OUT = SASCrunch creates a dataset storing the output. This dataset is named 'SASCrunch'.

(3) DBMS indicates the file type of the imported file. In this example, it is an Excel file.

(4) REPLACE tells SAS to overwrite the file if a file with the exact same name already exists.

(5) GETNAMES tells SAS to read the first row of the Excel spreadsheet as the variable names. Contents of the variables will be read from row 2.

(6) SHEET identifies which Excel spreadsheet should be read in. 

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You do not need to memorize the codes. Copy them from our website whenever you need to import the data from Excel.


DONE! You have learned to import data from Excel.

Note:
  1. You will need the license of SAS/ACCESS to use the PROC IMPORT procedure with Excel. If you don’t have it, it will show the following error message in the SAS log window.
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What you can do if you don’t have the license is to save the excel file into a csv file and then import the csv file into SAS. This will be explained in the next section.  
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  • Home
  • SASĀ® Certification Training
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  • Online Courses
    • Practical SAS Training Course for Beginners
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    • Logistic Regression (Credit Scoring) Modeling using SAS
  • Articles
    • Get Started >
      • 18 Free Resources to Help You Learn SAS
      • SAS Tutorial
      • How to Install SAS Studio
      • How to Learn SAS Fast
    • Data Import >
      • Importing Excel Spreadsheet
      • Importing CSV Files
      • Importing Text Files
    • SAS Functions >
      • CAT, CATT, CATS, CATX Functions
      • If-Then-Else statement
      • TRIM Function
      • STRIP Function
      • YEAR, MONTH, DAY Functions
      • Compress Function
      • Do-Loop
      • SCAN Function
      • LIKE Operator
      • INDEX Function
    • Data Manipulations >
      • The Ultimate Guide to Proc SQL
      • Proc Datasets
      • Dictionary Tables
      • Dealing with Missing Values
      • Proc Compare
      • Proc Transpose
      • RETAIN Statement
      • SAS Formats
      • SAS Arrays
    • Statistical Analysis >
      • Proc Means
      • Proc Freq
      • Proc Tabulate
    • Machine Learning >
      • Predicting Fish Species Using K-nearest Neighbor in SAS
      • Classify Product Reviews on Amazon Using Naive Bayes Model in SAS
    • Informational Interviews >
      • How to get a Clinical Trial/Research job without experience
      • Senior Recruiter at a Fortune 500 Retail Company
      • Manager, Non-profit Health Services Research
      • HR Manager
      • Quantitative Analyst
  • Services
    • The Ultimate Job Search Automation Services
    • Statistical Consulting
    • SAS Project or Assignment Help
    • Data Import Services
    • Data Manipulation and Reporting Services
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