ROW_DELIMITER= Data Set Option

Specifies the single delimiter character to use to separate Hive table records.

Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
Category: Data Set Control
Aliases: ROW_DELIM
ROW_DELIMIT
Default: \010 ('\n')
Restriction: Hive rejects this delimiter if you specify it in any other way, such as ROW_DELIMITER=010 (=linefeed).
Requirement: Specify a single-character or three-digit decimal ASCII value between 001 and 127.
Data source: Hadoop
See: COLUMN_DELIMITER= data set option
Examples: ROW_DELIMITER='#'
ROW_DELIMITER=009 (tab)

Syntax

ROW_DELIMITER=single-character
Last updated: February 3, 2026