Creating and Loading SPD Engine Files

Creating and Loading New SPD Engine Data Sets

To create a new SPD Engine data set, you can use the DATA step, any PROC statement(footnote 1) with the OUT= option, or PROC SQL with the CREATE TABLE= option.

The following example uses the DATA step to create a new SPD Engine data set, CARDATA.OLD_AUTOS in the report_area directory.

Note: Encryption and compression are mutually exclusive in SPD Engine. You can use the ENCRYPT= option only when you are creating an SPD Engine data file that is not compressed. You cannot create an SPD Engine data set with both encryption and compression. [cautionend]

libname cardata spde '/report_area';

data cardata.old_autos(compress=no encrypt=yes pw=secret);
   input year $4. @6 manufacturer $12. @18 model $12. @31 body_style $5. @37 
   engine_liters @42 transmission_type $1. @45 exterior_color 
   $10. @55 mileage @62 condition;
   
datalines;
   
1966 Ford        Mustang      conv  3.5  M  white     143000 2
1967 Chevrolet   Corvair      sedan 2.2  M  burgundy   70000 3
1975 Volkswagen  Beetle       2door 1.8  M  yellow     80000 4
1987 BMW         325is        2door 2.5  A  black     110000 3
1962 Nash        Metropolitan conv  1.3  M  red       125000 3
;

FOOTNOTE 1: except PROC MIGRATE

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