SAS:使用proc导入提高do循环的速度

时间:2014-01-22 18:45:23

标签: performance sas do-loops

我有超过3400个CSV文件,大小在10kb到3mb之间变化。每个CSV文件都有这个通用文件名:stockticker-Ret.csv其中stockticker是AAPL,GOOG,YHOO等股票代码,并且在给定日期的每分钟都有股票回报。我的SAS代码首先从加载SAS数据集中stockticker-Ret.csv文件的所有股票代码名称开始。我遍历每个自动收报机,在名为.csv的SAS数据集中加载相应的want文件,并在want上应用一些数据,并将每个自动收报机的最终数据集want存储在SAS数据集名为global。可以想象,这个过程需要很长时间。有没有办法改进我的DO LOOP代码,使这个过程更快?

/*Record in a sas dataset all the csv file name to extract the stock ticker*/
    data yfiles;
    keep filename;
    length fref $8 filename $80; 
    rc = filename(fref, 'F:\data\'); 
    if rc = 0 then do; did = dopen(fref); 
    rc = filename(fref); end; else do; length msg $200.; msg = sysmsg(); put msg=; did = .; end;
    if did <= 0 then putlog 'ERR' 'OR: Unable to open directory.';
    dnum = dnum(did);
    do i = 1 to dnum; filename = dread(did, i); /* If this entry is a file, then output. */ fid = mopen(did, filename); if fid > 0 then output; end;
    rc = dclose(did);
    run;

/*store in yfiles all the stock tickers*/
    data yfiles(drop=filename1 rename=(filename1=stock));
    set yfiles;
    filename1=tranwrd(filename,'-Ret.csv','');
    run;

    proc sql noprint;
    select stock into :name separated by '*' from work.yfiles;
    %let count2 = &sqlobs;
    quit;


    *Create the template of the desired GLOBAL SAS dataset;
    proc sql;
    create table global
    (stock char(8), time_gap num(5), avg_ret num(5));
    quit;

    proc sql;
    insert into global
    (stock, time_gap,avg_ret)
    values('',0,0);
    quit;

    %macro y1;
    %do i = 1 %to &count2;
    %let j = %scan(&name,&i,*);
    proc import out = want datafile="F:\data\&j-Ret.csv"
    dbms=csv replace;
    getnames = yes;
    run;


    data want;
    set want; ....

    ....[Here I do 5 Datasteps on the WANT sasfile] 


/*Store the want file in a global SAS dataset that will contain all the stock tickers from the want file*/

    data global;
    set global want; run;

    %end;
    %mend y1;
    %y1()

正如您所见,全局SAS数据集针对我存储在want中的每个global数据集进行了扩展。

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:4)

假设文件具有公共布局,则不应使用PROC IMPORT或do循环导入它们。你应该用一个datastep读取它们。 IE:

data want;
length the_file $500;
infile "f:\data\*.csv" dlm=',' lrecl=32767 dsd truncover firstobs=2 filename=the_file;
input
myvar1 myvar2 myvar3 myvar4;
stock_ticker=scan(the_file,'\',-1); *or whatever gets you the ticker name;
run;

现在,如果它们没有相同的布局,或者readin有一些复杂性,您可能需要一个比这更复杂的输入语句,但几乎总是可以通过这种方式实现它。由于IMPORT的开销,具有大量PROC IMPORT的循环总是效率低下。

如果您不希望文件夹中的每个.csv文件(并且无法为您想要的内容编写掩码),或者如果您有布局的子集,则可以使用FILEVAR选项来读取文件来自一个共同的数据集。然后,如果需要,您可以分支到各种输入语句中。

data want;
set yfiles;
infile a filevar=filename;
if filevar [some rule] then do;
input ... ;
end
;else if ... then do;
input ... ;
end;
run;