FILETYPE= Data Set Option

specifies whether to access a comma-separated value (CSV) file instead of a SASHDAT file.

Applies to: Reading CSV files

Syntax

FILETYPE=CSV

Details

The SASHDAT engine can be used to read CSV files. The engine does not write CSV files. Specify this option to use the file as input for a SAS High-Performance Analytics procedure or the SAS LASR Analytic Server.
The filename for CSV files in HDFS can be uppercase, mixed case, or lowercase. If more than one file in the directory has the same name (but with different casing), the engine does not read the file because the file reference is ambiguous.