Doing More with SAS/ASSIST Software

Browsing an External File

This section describes how to browse external files using Edit/Browse on the Data Management menu. You can browse external files by specifying the filename or fileref of the external file. To browse the external file, you must have SAS/FSP software installed.

Instructions

To display the Browse Data window, follow this selection path:

Tasks Data Management Edit/Browse Browse data

Browse Data Window
Select Browse external file. The Browse an External File window appears.

Browse an External File Window
In the Object to browse field, type the full name, according to your operating environment specifications, of the external file that you want to browse.
If you have previously associated a fileref with the desired file or directory, you can type the fileref in the Object to browse field instead of the complete pathname. If you type a directory name in the Object to browse field, a list of files and subdirectories in the directory appears. You can then select the external file you want to browse or select a subdirectory to display files in the subdirectory.
You can select carriage-control options to display the external file with carriage-control characters assumed in the first position of each record and overprinting options as described.
- Select NOCC to treat carriage-control characters as regular text.
- Select CC to use the native carriage-control characters of the operating environment.
- Select FORTCC to use FORTRAN-style carriage control.
- Select OVP to indicate that the carriage-control code for overprinting is to be honored.
Press ENTER. The external file appears in the FSLIST window.
When you are finished browsing the file, follow this selection path to return to the WorkPlace menu:

File Close Goback Goback

Note: You can also access the Browse an External File window by following this selection path:

Tasks Setup File management External files Browse an external file
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