SAS Macro to Import CSV Files into SAS

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IMPORT CSV files into SAS Work Library
June 10, 2011
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*/
%LET file1 = myFirstFile.csv;
%LET file2 = mySecondFile.csv;
%LET file3 = myThirdFile.csv;
%LET file4 = myFourthFile.csv;
%LET file5 = myFifthFile.csv;
%LET file6 = mySixthFile.csv;
%LET file7 = mySeventhFile.csv;
%LET file8 = myEighthFile.csv;
%LET fileName1 = sasNameFor_myFirstFile;
%LET fileName2 = sasNameFor_mySecondFile;
%LET fileName3 = sasNameFor_myThirdFile;
%LET fileName4 = sasNameFor_myFourthFile;
%LET fileName5 = sasNameFor_myFifthFile;
%LET fileName6 = sasNameFor_MySixthFile;
%LET fileName7 = sasNameFor_mySeventhFile;
%LET fileName8 = sasNameFor_myEighthFile;
%LET fileLoc = \\folder\where\csv\files\are\located\;
%LET fileMax = 8;
%MACRO csvIMPORT;
%Do i = 1 %to &fileMax. ;
PROC IMPORT OUT=WORK.&&fileName&i 
            DATAFILE= "&fileLoc&&file&i"
            DBMS=CSV REPLACE;
    GETNAMES=YES;
    DATAROW=2; 
RUN;
%END;
%MEND;
%csvIMPORT;

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