Date:         Thu, 25 Jul 2002 17:07:22 -0400
Reply-To:     shiling zhang <shiling_99@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         shiling zhang <shiling_99@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      2 bytes delimier (test)
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I think SAS takes 2 bytes char as delimiter on infile statement. Use hex
codes if they are not displayable.


5340  %let  d=+(-1) dlm +(-1);
5341  data _null_;
5342    file '~/test.txt' ;
5343    do i =1 to 3;
5344      x='abcd'; y='b'; z='cab'; dlm='$!';
5345      put x &d y &d z ;
5346    end;
5347  run;

NOTE: 3 records were written to the file '~/test.txt'.
      The minimum record length was 12.
      The maximum record length was 12.
NOTE: DATA statement used:
      real time           0.03 seconds
      cpu time            0.02 seconds


5348
5349  data _null_;
5350     length x y z $5;
5351     infile '~/test.txt'  delimiter='2421'x ;
5352     input  x y z;
5353     list;
5354     put x= y= z= ;
5355  run;

x=abcd y=b z=cab
RULE:     ----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+-
---7----+----8----+----9----+----0
1         abcd$!b$!cab 12
x=abcd y=b z=cab
2         abcd$!b$!cab 12
x=abcd y=b z=cab
3         abcd$!b$!cab 12
NOTE: 3 records were read from the infile '~/test.txt'.
      The minimum record length was 12.
      The maximum record length was 12.
NOTE: DATA statement used:
      real time           0.05 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds