Date:         Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:48:05 -0400
Reply-To:     Jeomoan Kurian <jeomoan@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeomoan Kurian <jeomoan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      reading the a textfile to sas from multiline text file
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Sas-l,

I am reading a text file into sas where a record in SAS is read from
multiple text lines . Also,the data is read based on a condition where
the program should start reading from a point where the criteria are
met and then go on to the next several lines until all variables are
read. I used the below program but i believe the  multi lines are
giving me some trouble. I have 7  blank spaces end of every line ..

Thanks in advance
-Jeo



data cd ;
infile incd firstobs=1 lrecl=75 ; /* this includes balnk spaces in each line*/
input
@1iden $6. @;
if iden =: '1000' then do ;
input x $ 1-6 y $ 7-8 ........bd $ 27-28  ;/* BD is reading from next line*/
end ;
else delete;
run;

sample data:
------------------
test test test test test            /* there are 7 blank spaces after
every line*/
100034 AB BC CC 100 A20
A2 B2 C2 D2 H2 K2 L2
A3 B3 C3 D3 H3 K3 L3
test test test test test
100035 AD BD CD 100 A20
A2 B2 C2 D2 H2 K2 L2
A3 B3 C3 D3 H3 K3 L3

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Jeomoan Kurian
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