You code seemed to work fine using version 8.1 and reading in the data in a datalines statement.

here is the code and the log:

1 DATA NAMES; 2 INPUT @1 ORANAME $18. @23 SASNAME $8. ; 3 datalines;

NOTE: The data set WORK.NAMES has 5 observations and 2 variables. NOTE: DATA statement used: real time 0.05 seconds

9 ;;;; 10 run; 11 proc print data=names noobs; 12 run;

NOTE: There were 5 observations read from the dataset WORK.NAMES. NOTE: PROCEDURE PRINT used: real time 0.05 seconds

and the output...it contained 5 obs and 2 variables - no missing values.

That may imply that your datafile is a bit on the nose rather than your SAS code.

Cheers

Doug

<prasadp@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8qj5t2$mib$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > I am trying to read a file with only 2 variables in it, but somehow I > am getting only some values read. > > I have a file with 2 varibales as shown: > > TD_ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACCOMP > TD_CITIZENSHIP CITIZEN > TD_EMERGENCY_CNTCT EMRGCONT > TD_EMERGENCY_PHONE EMRGPHON > TD_EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMN > > > Following is my log and output. > > 91 filename tables 'a:\FILE1.sas'; > 92 DATA NAMES; > 93 INFILE TABLES END=EOF MISSOVER; > 94 INPUT @1 ORANAME $18. @23 SASNAME $8. ; > 95 RUN; > > NOTE: The infile TABLES is: > File Name=a:\FILE1.sas, > RECFM=V,LRECL=256 > > NOTE: 5 records were read from the infile TABLES. > The minimum record length was 28. > The maximum record length was 30. > NOTE: The data set WORK.NAMES has 5 observations and 2 variables. > NOTE: DATA statement used: > real time 0.06 seconds > > > 96 PROC PRINT DATA = NAMES NOOBS;RUN; > > NOTE: PROCEDURE PRINT used: > real time 0.04 seconds > > > My output comes out as : > > ORANAME SASNAME > > TD_ACCOMPLISHMENTS > TD_CITIZENSHIP > TD_EMERGENCY_CNTCT EMRGCONT > TD_EMERGENCY_PHONE EMRGPHON > TD_EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMN > > > I am not getting any value in SASNAME for TD_ACCOMPLISHMENT and > TD_CITIZENSHIP. > > > I would appreciate if anybody can help me in reading this file. I tried > using RECFM=F to change the file from Variable block to Fixed Block > still it did not work. > > > Thanks > > Prasad > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.