Date:         Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:18:57 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Bertolini <bertolini.1@OSU.EDU>
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From:         Larry Bertolini <bertolini.1@OSU.EDU>
Organization: Ohio State University
Subject:      Re: Proc Import and 0's in SSN's
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Jeff,
When you say "they simply don't appear", are "they" the leading zeros?
If yes, then use the "z9." format when you print the ssn variable.

Jeff williams wrote:

> Probably a simple answer out there; I'd appreciate some help finding it.
>
> I'm using the following code to read in a dataset in .txt format:
>
> proc import out=test
>      datafile="path.txt";
>      delimiter=",";
> run;
>
> It reads in the data fine with the exception of ssn's that begin with one
> or more zero's; they simply don't appear.  How do I get them to appear?
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance,
>
> Jeff Williams