Date:         Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:39:42 -0800
Reply-To:     oslo <oslo@yahoo.com>
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From:         oslo <hokut1@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: reading data columns
Comments: To: Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
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Excellent. Thanks Dear Joe.

All the best




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From: Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 11:30:32 AM
Subject: Re: reading data columns

You mean in an input?  See this syntax:

input
(x y z) ($);

-Joe

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:26 AM, oslo <hokut1@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear all;
>
> I have more then 1000 variable which are alpha-numeric. How can I assign
> the $
> sign to the name of those variables in piratical way. Here is a small part
> of
> data set I have.
>
> Best regards
>
> Oslo
> ABCG2  AF440377  BGHR  CAPN316  CAPN4751  CBFA2T1  CBFA2T1  CRH
> A/A C/C A/T C/G C/T A/A C/C T/T
> A/A T/T T/T C/G C/T A/A C/C C/T
> A/A T/T A/T C/G T/T A/A C/C C/T
> A/A T/T T/T C/G C/T A/A C/C C/C
> A/A C/T T/T C/G T/T A/G A/C C/T
>
>
>
>