Date:         Thu, 8 Nov 2007 13:29:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Jerry L Diebal <jdiebal@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jerry L Diebal <jdiebal@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      input or list question on reading in a text file?
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I have a file that has data like what is in the cards datastep below:
/**********************************/
data test;
   input datastuff $ ;
   keep  datastuff ;
cards;
      111111-911
      000111111
      000038
      NAME OF CITY
      2
      0
      10/31/2007
      28
      C45

      222222-911
      000222222
      000038
      NAME OF CITY
      2
      0
      10/31/2007
      28
      C46

      333333-911
      000333333
      000038
      NAME OF CITY
      2
      0
      10/31/2007
      28
      C47
;
/*********************************************/

Each record consists of 9 lines like in the sample and each is
separated by a blank line. The leading zeroes need to be retained on
any variable starting with a zero. Can someone show me how to turn the
above into a dataset? Thanks in advance.