Submitting the DATA Step Program (3)

Reading Raw Data

Submitting the DATA Step Program

Listing the Data Set

The messages in the log seem to indicate that the DATA step program correctly accesses the raw data file. But it's good practice to check the ten observations in the new data set before reading the entire raw data file. You can submit a PROC PRINT step to list the data.

To do this...	Use this SAS statement...
Reference SAS data library	`libname clinic 'c:\users\may\data';`
Reference external file	`filename tests 'c:\users\tmill.dat';`
Name SAS data set	`data clinic.stress;`
Identify external file	`infile tests obs=10;`
Describe Data	`input ID 1-4 Name $ 6-25 ...;`
Execute the DATA step	`run;`
List the data	PROC PRINT statment
Execute the final program step	RUN statement

The following PROC PRINT step lists the Stress data set.

proc print data=clinic.stress; run;

The PROC PRINT output indicates that the variables in the Clinic.Stress data set were read correctly for the first ten records.

Obs ID Name RestHR MaxHR RecHR TimeMin TimeSec Tolerance

1 2458 Murray, W 72 185 128 12 38 D

2 2462 Almers, C 68 171 133 10 5 I

3 2501 Bonaventure, T 78 177 139 11 13 I

4 2523 Johnson, R 69 162 114 9 42 S

5 2539 LaMance, K 75 168 141 11 46 D

6 2544 Jones, M 79 187 136 12 26 N

7 2552 Reberson, P 69 158 139 15 41 D

8 2555 King, E 70 167 122 13 13 I

9 2563 Pitts, D 71 159 116 10 22 S

10 2568 Eberhardt, S 72 182 122 16 49 N

Obs	ID	Name	RestHR	MaxHR	RecHR	TimeMin	TimeSec	Tolerance
1	2458	Murray, W	72	185	128	12	38	D
2	2462	Almers, C	68	171	133	10	5	I
3	2501	Bonaventure, T	78	177	139	11	13	I
4	2523	Johnson, R	69	162	114	9	42	S
5	2539	LaMance, K	75	168	141	11	46	D
6	2544	Jones, M	79	187	136	12	26	N
7	2552	Reberson, P	69	158	139	15	41	D
8	2555	King, E	70	167	122	13	13	I
9	2563	Pitts, D	71	159	116	10	22	S
10	2568	Eberhardt, S	72	182	122	16	49	N