* Create SAS data set from hair data;
* Read data file 'hair_data.txt';

DATA hair;
INFILE 'z:\My Documents\teaching\stat_517\hair_data.txt';
INPUT color $ pain;
RUN;

PROC PRINT DATA = hair;
RUN;


* When the external file location is a web page;
* Can use FILENAME statement;

DATA hair;
FILENAME webpage URL 'http://people.stat.sc.edu/hitchcock/hair_data.txt';
INFILE webpage;
INPUT color $ pain;
RUN;

PROC PRINT DATA = hair;
RUN;

/**********************************************************************************************/

/** Reading data using the INFILE CARDS type of statement **/
/* This is useful for those of you using the SAS OnDemand Enterprise Guide or SAS Studio */


DATA hair;
INFILE CARDS;
INPUT color $ pain;
CARDS;
LtBlond   62
LtBlond   60
LtBlond   71
LtBlond   55
LtBlond   48
DkBlond   57
DkBlond   63
DkBlond   52
DkBlond   41
DkBlond   43
LtBrunet  42
LtBrunet  50
LtBrunet  41
LtBrunet  37
DkBrunet  32
DkBrunet  39
DkBrunet  51
DkBrunet  30
DkBrunet  35
;
RUN;

/* The above data set is copied exactly from the hair_data text file on the course web page */

PROC PRINT DATA = hair;
RUN;