/* PROC DBF to read/write dBase files  */
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/* If you have SAS numeric values with decimal points, they will be
   truncated when you convert them to dBase fields UNLESS you have 
   have a permanent SAS decimal format associated with the variable
   in the SAS dataset. */

/* This example converts the sasuser.houses dataset to a dbf file
   called myfile.dbf */
filename test '/tmp/myfile.dbf';
proc dbf data=sasuser.houses db4=test;
run;

/* This example converts the /tmp/myfile.dbf file to a work dataset
   named houses  */
proc dbf db4=test out=work.houses;
run;