Reading Microsoft Excel Data
Decide How to Reference Your Data
Use the DATA step to create a SAS data set whether the
input data source is a SAS data set, a raw data file, or a file from
another application. The difference between reading these various
types of input is in how you reference the data. You can use one of
the following methods to read data:
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SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
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PROC IMPORT
The Base SAS LIBNAME
statement associates a SAS name (libref) with a SAS data library by
pointing to its physical location. But, the SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
associates a SAS name with an Excel workbook file by pointing to its
location.
In doing so, the Excel workbook becomes a new library in SAS, and the worksheets in the workbook ...
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