SAS A00-260 Exam - Topic 9 Question 97 Discussion

Actual exam question for SAS's A00-260 exam

Question #: 97
Topic #: 9

You want to register an external file with the following structure: first line contains Customer First and Last Name second line is address1 third line is address 2 fourth line contains the phone number What action should you take to read this file?

AUse the New User Written External File wizard.

BUse the New Fixed Width External File wizard.

CUse the New Delimited External File wizard.

DUse the New COBOL Copybook wizard.

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by Zita at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Jacquline

1 day ago

Totally agree, delimited makes the most sense here!

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Tamra

7 days ago

Really? I thought COBOL was the way to go for this.

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Lettie

12 days ago

No way, it has to be the delimited wizard!

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Anjelica

17 days ago

I think the fixed width option could work too.

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Mira

22 days ago

Definitely need to use a delimited file for that structure.

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Brandon

27 days ago

C) Use the New Delimited External File wizard. Anything else would be overkill for this simple file format.

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Iesha

1 month ago

D) Use the New COBOL Copybook wizard. Because COBOL is the answer to everything, right? *chuckles*

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Rusty

1 month ago

C) Use the New Delimited External File wizard. This is the way to go, unless you want to spend hours counting character widths.

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Dulce

1 month ago

A) Use the New User Written External File wizard. Seems like the easiest option to read this custom file format.

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Brock

2 months ago

D) Use the New COBOL Copybook wizard. I'm not sure, but this might work since the file has a specific structure.

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Irene

2 months ago

B) Use the New Fixed Width External File wizard. The file structure seems to have fixed-width fields, so this would be the appropriate option.

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Hubert

2 months ago

C) Use the New Delimited External File wizard. This is the correct choice since the file has a specific structure with delimiters (line breaks) between the fields.

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Ernie

3 months ago

I’m confused about the phone number line. Would that affect whether we use a delimited or fixed width approach?

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Rusty

3 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I feel like the New User Written External File wizard could be the right choice for custom formats.

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Annabelle

3 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about fixed width files. Could that be an option here?

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Abel

3 months ago

I think we might need to use the New Delimited External File wizard since the data seems to be structured with line breaks.

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Amie

3 months ago

Ugh, I'm really not sure about this. The file format isn't super clear from the question. I'd probably start by trying the New Delimited External File wizard and see if that works, but I might need to experiment with the other options if that doesn't pan out.

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Dick

4 months ago

I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. The description mentions the file has a specific structure, so I think the New User Written External File wizard would be the best approach to define the layout manually.

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Gwen

4 months ago

Ah, this is a tricky one. I'd want to take a closer look at the file structure to see if there's a clear pattern to the layout. The New COBOL Copybook wizard might be worth considering if the fields have fixed positions.

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Carmen

4 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure here. The file structure doesn't seem to match a typical delimited format. Maybe the New Fixed Width External File wizard would be a better fit?

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Socorro

4 months ago

I think I'd go with option C. The file seems to have a consistent delimiter between the fields, so the New Delimited External File wizard should work well.

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