Date:         Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:21:24 -0800
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From:         Akramx <akram.chriai@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      no semicolon after a date field
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Hi folks,
I create a semicolon delimited text file, but after a field with
YYMMDD10. format, there is no semicolon.
Can any one help? here is a sample of SAS code.


data test;
input a YYMMDD10. b;
datalines;
1997-12-154
1980-04-209
;
run;


DATA _null_;
file "c:\test.txt" delimiter=';' DSD;
set test;
put a YYMMDD10. @; /* the @ is needed to have the next values on the
same line */
put b                   $;
;
run;


in test.txt I don't have the semicolon between the field a and b; but
when i put b before a, i have a semicolon !!