SAS(R) Stat Studio 3.1 for SAS/STAT(R) Users

Product	Release
SAS/IML	9.2
SAS Stat Studio	3.1

Reading and Writing Data

Summary of Reading and Writing Data

Tables 2.2 - 2.4 summarize reading and writing data in IMLPlus programs.

Table 2.2: Reading Data into a DataObject

Source	Statement
Client data set	DataObject.CreateFromFile
Server data set	DataObject.CreateFromServerDataSet
	run CopyServerDataToDataObject module
IML matrix	DataObject.Create
	DataObject.AddVar
	DataObject.AddVars

Table 2.3: Copying Data from a DataObject

Destination	Statement
Client data set	DataObject.WriteToFile
Server data set	DataObject.WriteToServerDataSet
	DataObject.WriteVarsToServerDataSet
IML matrix	DataObject.GetVarData

Table 2.4: Reading and Writing Server Data in IML

Action	Statement
Read from server into IML	USE, READ
Write server data set from IML	CREATE, APPEND

Note: If you create a server data set by using the WriteToServerDataSet or WriteVarsToServerDataSet method, you might want to delete the data set after you are finished with it by calling the IML DELETE subroutine.

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