Date:         Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:27:39 -0600
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From:         "data _null_," <datanull@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Format question
Comments: To: mpajoh@odot.org
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You need TYPE for $haracter format

RETAIN TYPE 'C';

For numeric INFORMAT

RETAIN TYPE 'I';

For character INFORMAT

RETAIN type 'J';

On Nov 27, 2007 12:00 PM, Masuod Pajoh <mpajoh@odot.org> wrote:
> The following:
>
> data format;
>  RETAIN FMTNAME 'NameToNum';
>  input @1 label 2. @5 end $12. @5 start $12.;
>  cards;
> 1   Adair
> 2   Alfalfa
> 3   Atoka
> 4   Beaver
> 5   Beckham
> 6   Blaine
> 7   Bryan
> 8   Caddo
> 9   Canadian
> 10  Carter
> 11  Cherokee
> 12  Choctaw
> 13  Cimarron
> 14  Cleveland
> 15  Coal
> 16  Comanche
> 17  Cotton
> 18  Craig
> 19  Creek
> 20  Custer
> 21  Delaware
> 22  Dewey
> 23  Ellis
> 24  Garfield
> 25  Garvin
> 26  Grady
> 27  Grant
> 28  Greer
> 29  Harmon
> 30  Harper
> 31  Haskell
> 32  Hughes
> 33  Jackson
> 34  Jefferson
> 35  Johnston
> 36  Kay
> 37  Kingfisher
> 38  Kiowa
> 39  Latimer
> 40  LeFlore
> 41  Lincoln
> 42  Logan
> 43  Love
> 44  McClain
> 45  McCurtain
> 46  McIntosh
> 47  Major
> 48  Marshall
> 49  Mayes
> 50  Murray
> 51  Muskogee
> 52  Noble
> 53  Nowata
> 54  Okfuskee
> 55  Oklahoma
> 56  Okmulgee
> 57  Osage
> 58  Ottawa
> 59  Pawnee
> 60  Payne
> 61  Pittsburg
> 62  Pontotoc
> 63  Pottawatomie
> 64  Pushmataha
> 65  Roger Mills
> 66  Rogers
> 67  Seminole
> 68  Sequoyah
> 69  Stephens
> 70  Texas
> 71  Tillman
> 72  Tulsa
> 73  Wagoner
> 74  Washington
> 75  Washita
> 76  Woods
> 77  Woodward
> ;
> RUN;
>
> PROC FORMAT LIB=Library CNTLIN=FORMAT;
> RUN;
>
> returns:
>
> 514  PROC FORMAT LIB=Library CNTLIN=FORMAT;
> ERROR: This range is repeated, or values overlap:            .- ..
> 515  RUN;
>
> WARNING: RUN statement ignored due to previous errors. Submit QUIT; to
> terminate the procedure.
>
> What is this talking about?
> Any pointer is appreciated.
>