title: SAS Import failing when data not present in file
body: <p>I am trying to import a text file which is just having column names separated by tabs but there are no records in the file for a day. </p>
  
  <p><strong>Below is the logic:</strong> </p>
  
  <pre><code>proc import file="/saslocation/Current_Day_Records.txt" out=WORK.VENDOR_RECORDS_BY_DAY
  dbms='09'x replace 
  ;run;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Log:</strong> </p>
  
  <pre><code>NOTE: Unable to open parameter catalog: SASUSER.PARMS.PARMS.SLIST in update mode. Temporary parameter values will be saved to 
  WORK.PARMS.PARMS.SLIST.
  Unable to sample external file, no data in first 5 records.
  ERROR: Import unsuccessful.  See SAS Log for details.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Any help to resolve the error is highly appreciated. </p>
  
  <p>Header data in the file: 
  Dealer_id  date    Dealer_Sr       Dealer_Quote  Approved_Quotes     Approval_Rate  Dealer_Dues  </p>