Date:         Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:57:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike Rhoads <RHOADSM1@WESTAT.COM>
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From:         Mike Rhoads <RHOADSM1@WESTAT.COM>
Subject:      Re: US Census Bureau SF3 file read problem
Comments: To: "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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I was wondering about that too, but PAD is in the main Language
Dictionary.  I didn't have access to Linux to try it, but I assumed from
Sig's response that it was OK syntax-wise, although it didn't give him
the desired result (which makes sense since the problem seems to be the
stray control character).

Mike Rhoads
Westat
RhoadsM1@Westat.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sas-l@listserv.uga.edu [mailto:owner-sas-l@listserv.uga.edu]
On Behalf Of Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:56 PM
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Subject: RE: US Census Bureau SF3 file read problem


I think you want to squint carefully at the SAS documentation on infile
+ pad

iirc pad is a Windows (only?) option for the infile statement.

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2 at cdc dot gov


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Rhoads

> I know nothing about the SF3 files, but I would try using PAD rather
> than TRUNCOVER, and/or expanding the LRECL value.