The DOCUMENT Procedure

IMPORT TO Statement

Imports the specified SAS data set or graph segment to the current file location.

IMPORT DATA= data-set-name<data-set-option(s)>| GRSEG=grseg TO path </ option(s)>;

Required Arguments

DATA= data-set-name

specifies an existing SAS data set that you want to import.

GRSEG= grseg

stores a reference to a graph segment.

grseg

specifies the 3-level catalog path name. For example, GRSEG=SASUSER.grseg.mygraph.

See:	GRSEG= option in the SAS/GRAPH: Reference

path

specifies the location where you want to import the data set or graph segment.

Tip:	You can use the symbol '^' to represent the current path and the symbol '^^' to represent the parent path.

Options

AFTER= path

imports the data set or graph segment into the file location after the specified path.

Tip:	You can use the symbol '^' to represent the current path and the symbol '^^' to represent the parent path.

BEFORE= path

imports the data set or graph segment into the file location before the specified path. For example, the following IMPORT TO statement imports the data set SASHELP.Class to the current directory, and inserts the data set before the entry MyInfo:

import data=sashelp.class to ^ /before=MyInfo;
run;

Tip:	You can use the symbol '^' to represent the current path and the symbol '^^' to represent the parent path.

data-set-option(s)

specify actions that apply only to the SAS data set.