IMPORT Procedure
GETNAMES Statement
Specifies whether the IMPORT procedure generates
SAS variable names from the data values in the first record in the
input file.
| Interactions: | If the column names in the first record in the
input file are not valid SAS names, then the IMPORT procedure uses
default variable names.
The GETNAMES statement is valid only for delimited files. |
| Examples: | Importing a Delimited File |
Syntax
GETNAMES=YES | NO;
Required Argument
- YES | NO
-
Specify whether SAS variable names should be generated from the first record in the input file.Note: If a data value in the first record in the input file is read and it contains special characters that are not valid in a SAS name, such as a blank, then SAS converts the character to an underscore. For example, the column name
Occupancy Codewould become the SAS variable nameOccupancy_Code.Default:YES