SAS places the variables names in Row 1 when you try to create an excel or .CSV file of the  SAS dataset. I have found a tip to tell SAS not to keep variable names in the row 1 of .CSV file.SAScommunity.org page has put together nice information regarding how to do this. 1 Run Proc Export with PUTNAMES=NO2 Run PROC EXPORT and recall and edit the code3 Run PROC EXPORT and use a DATA step to rewrite the file without the first row4 DATA _NULL_ with a PUT statement5 DATA _NULL_ with a PUT statement, all fields quoted6 ODS CSV and PROC REPORT with suppressed column headers7 The %ds2csv SAS Institute utility macro8 The CSV tagset and the table_headers="NO" option Run PROC EXPORT with PUTNAMES=NO Sample program  proc export data=data_to_export  outfile='C:\data_exported.csv'        dbms=csv       ...

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