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| ACCESS Procedure Reference |
PROC ACCESS Data Conversions
Table 7.4 shows the default SAS variable formats and informats that are assigned by PROC ACCESS to each SYSTEM 2000 item type. If SYSTEM 2000 data falls outside valid SAS data ranges, an error message is printed in the SAS log when you try to read the data.
| SYSTEM 2000 Item Type and Picture | SAS Variable Format and Informat |
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| CHAR X(n) | $n |
| TEXT X(n) | $CHARn. |
| DATE | DATE7. |
| INTEGER 9(n) | n. |
| DECIMAL 9(n).9(d) | n+d+1.d |
| MONEY 9(n).9(d) | n+d+1.d |
| REAL | BEST12. |
| DOUBLE | BEST12. |
| UNDEFINED X(n) | $HEXn*2. |
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