Date:         Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:18:06 -0700
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From:         Jerry <zhiweiwang@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      How to input data from different column for different rows
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I am wondering if there is a way to use "input" statement to read in
data that are in different columns.
For example, if I have the following data:



77343 A XX XX
2 7   B XX XX
2 2 2  c XX XX


I want to start reading in the data from the letters, i.e. the first
variable value for each obs will be A, B, and c respectively. However,
A, B, C are not in the same column. The data before A, b, and c is
really a mess so you can't use list\formatted input.


I am new to SAS. please forgive me if this question is stupid.
Thank you in advance.