Hello everyone,

Am I imagining things or isn't there some option/parameter on the INFILE or INPUT statement that limits how many bytes of an external file is read?

For example, if I have a text file that is 8,000 bytes long, and the only variables I want to read in are in the first 500 bytes, isn't there a way to tell SAS to only read the first 500 bytes?

It's been a while, but I thought I remembered something like that? Or maybe you just set the LRECL= the lower value with the MISS/FLOW/TRUNCOVER option??

Thanks for any suggestions.

Jack Clark

Research Analyst

Center for Health Program Development and Management

University of Maryland, Baltimore County