Handbook of SAS DATA Step Programming

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DATA Step Programming

lname $

city & $13.

income : comma.;

run;

title 'Using the modified list input method';

proc print data = ex8_6;

run;

Output from Program 8.6:

Using the modified list input method

Obs fname lname city income

1 James Miller New York 1100000

2 Patricia Davis Phoenix 90000

3 John Jackson Dallas 7500

4 Christopher Jones San Francisco 95000

5 Mary Martinez Los Angeles 150000

8.2.5 Mixed Input

You can mix input styles when reading a text le. For example, in CH8_7.TXT,

the rst eld, occupying columns 1 to 14, contains values for the NAME vari-

able. The second eld, occupying ...