How do I CREATE an external dataset with sas code?
I would like to create within a sascode a non-exsistent
textfile on the host.
So I am not forced to create the file befor filling it.
Answer Posted / kumar
/*this is only for txt file*/
data _null_;
file print;
if _n_=1 then do;
put @5'name1'@10 name2';
put @5name1 @10name2;
end;
and for excel file
file kala dde 'path.xls';
data l;
infile kala;
input name1 name2;
run;
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