In SAS on Unix, how can I import a data file into non-interactive sessions?

SAS can import database, spreadsheet, or delimited ASCII files using the PROC IMPORT procedure. In Unix, PROC IMPORT assumes an X Window session; thus, you must use the -noterminal option when running a SAS command file with PROC IMPORT in non-interactive, background, or batch mode.

Suppose you have a SAS command file named myimport.sas with the lines below. It imports an external data file, mydata.dat, from the working directory, and generates a permanent SAS system file, mydata.sas7bdat, in the ~/sasdata directory:

To execute the file in non-interactive mode, at the Unix prompt, enter:

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