Additional Features
In
this section, you learned to read raw data by using an INPUT
statement that uses column input. You also learned how to write to
a raw data file by using the FILE statement with column input.
However, column input is appropriate only in certain situations.
When you use column input, your data must be
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standard character and numeric values. If the raw data file contains nonstandard values, then you need to use formatted input, another style of input. To learn about formatted input, see Reading SAS Data Sets.
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in fixed fields. That is, values for a particular variable must be in the same location in all records. If your raw data file contains values that are not in fixed fields, you need to use list input. To learn ...
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