Date:         Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:42:52 -0500
Reply-To:     Chang Chung <chang_y_chung@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Chang Chung <chang_y_chung@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: The d in w.d informat
Comments: To: Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>

On Fri, 7 Jan 2011 13:42:42 -0600, Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
...
>SAS will normally read the decimal in correctly if it IS placed in the
data,
>unless you ask it to override that by specifying a d in the w.d readin.
>Using the .d it will literally divide your numbers by that power of 10.
...
hi, Joe,
I don't think you can override the decimal point in the raw input. If there
is a decimal point in the raw input, then the .d part of the informat does
nothing.
Cheers,
Chang

data _null_;
  infile cards firstobs=2;
  input raw $char10. @1 val :5.2;
  put raw= val=;
cards;
----+----1
123456
1.3456
;
run;
/* on log
raw=123456 val=1234.56
raw=1.3456 val=1.3456
*/