SAS/ACCESS 9.2 for Relational Databases: Reference, Fourth Edition

Data Set Options for Relational Databases 4 BL_HEADER= Data Set Option 255You can use this option only when BL_FORMAT=CSV. For the default null string,where no value exists between two delimiters, missing values are evaluated aszero-length strings.See Also“BL_DELIMITER= Data Set Option” on page 242“BL_FORMAT= Data Set Option” on page 255“BL_NULL= Data Set Option” on page 265“BL_QUOTE= Data Set Option” on page 274“BULKLOAD= Data Set Option” on page 290BL_FORMAT= Data Set OptionSpecifies the format of the external or web table data.Default value: TEXTValid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESSsoftware)DBMS support: GreenplumSyntaxBL_FORMAT=TEXT | CSVSyntax DescriptionTEXTspecifies plain text format.CSVspecifies a comma-separated value format.DetailsTo specify this option, you must first set BULKLOAD=YES.See Also“BL_DELIMITER= Data Set Option” on page 242“BL_FORCE_NOT_NULL= Data Set Option” on page 254“BL_NULL= Data Set Option” on page 265“BL_QUOTE= Data Set Option” on page 274“BULKLOAD= Data Set Option” on page 290BL_HEADER= Data Set OptionIndicates whether to skip or load the first record in the input data file.