DBSASTYPE

Specifies data type(s) to override the default SAS data type(s) during input processing of data.
Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing PC files data using SAS/ACCESS software)
Default: none
Syntax
Details

Syntax

DBSASTYPE=(<column-name-1> =<SAS data-type> ...<column-name-n> =
<SAS data-type> )

Syntax Description

column-name
specifies a data source column name.
SAS data-type
specifies a SAS data type. SAS data types include CHAR(n), NUMERIC, DATETIME, DATE, TIME.

Details

By default, SAS/ACCESS converts each data source data type to a SAS data type during input processing. When you need a different data type, you can use this option to override the default and assign a SAS data type to each specified data source column.
Note: Some conversions might not be supported. If a conversion is not supported, SAS prints an error to the log.
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