Date:         Fri, 19 Apr 2002 11:35:26 -0400
Reply-To:     dave@jadetek.com
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From:         "S. David Riba" <dave@JADETEK.COM>
Subject:      Re: reading data from a text file through ODBC
Comments: To: "Goldman, Brad (AT-Atlanta)" <Brad.Goldman@AUTOTRADER.COM>
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> I would think that .txt is impossible.  How would SAS know where one piece
> of data ended and the next began?

Not exactly true.  There IS an ODBC text driver.  It is possible to use the
driver to parse the text into fields.  It's been there since ODBC was first
introduced.

Dave

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Goldman, Brad (AT-Atlanta)" <Brad.Goldman@AUTOTRADER.COM>
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Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 11:26 AM
Subject: reading data from a text file through ODBC


> > Date:    Fri, 19 Apr 2002 12:52:34 +0200
> > From:    Daniele Monzali <Daniele.Monzali@PROMETEIA.IT>
> > Subject: reading data from a text file through ODBC
> >
> > hello all
> > does anyone know whether and how it is possibile to configure an ODBC
> > textpad driver in order to directly read .csv or .txt data
> > files in SAS ?
>
> I would think that .txt is impossible.  How would SAS know where one piece
> of data ended and the next began?
>