Date:         Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:54:35 -0500
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From:         "Data _null_;" <iebupdte@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: summary statistics of all variables
Comments: To: Dale McLerran <stringplayer_2@yahoo.com>
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On 7/21/10, Dale McLerran <stringplayer_2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> /* Parse the ascii file employing the following steps */
> data sumstats;
>  length vname $ 32 line $ 200;
>  infile "c:\temp\sumstats.lst" length=linelen end=lastrec;
>  input _tmp $char1. @;

input _tmp $char1. @;
What does the preceeding INPUT statement do?

>  input @1 line $varying200. linelen;
>  if left(line)=:"-----" then do until(lastrec);
> input _tmp $char1. @;

input _tmp $char1. @;
And again?

>    input @1 line2 $varying200. linelen @;
>    if left(line2)^=:"-----" then do;
>      input @1 vname nmiss n min max;
>      output;
>    end;
>  end;
>  keep vname nmiss n min max;
> run;

> That we cannot get the statistics in a vertical file directly
> is a real pain in the patootie.
I agree.