Date:         Mon, 4 Nov 1996 10:14:49 -0800
Reply-To:     gxx18300@ggr.co.uk
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Bruce Rogers <gxx18300@GGR.CO.UK>
Organization: Medical IR, Glaxo Wellcome
Subject:      Re: DATE INPUT
Comments: To: Lars Ladfors <lars.ladfors@kk.ostra.se>

Lars Ladfors wrote:
>=20
> mY PROBLEM IS THAT VARIABLE M2 TO BE IMPORTED FROM THE TEXT-FILE LAD.TX=
T
> I YYMMDD AND
> I DONT KNOW HOW TO "TELL" THE PROGRAM ABOUT THIS IN THE INPUT-STATEMENT.
>=20
> data ENK.MYOWN;
>          infile 'C:\DOK\ENK=C4T\DATA\lad.txt' lrecl=3D414;
>          input
>=20
> m1 1-2
> pnr $12-21
> m2   22-27
> m3 28-33
> p  34-39
> ;
>=20
> FORMAT M2  date.;
>=20
> ruN;
>=20
> yOURS
>=20
> LARS
 
Lars,=20
 
FORMATs define how values are written, INFORMATs (INput FORMAT) define
how they should be read. Try :
 
data ENK.MYOWN;
         infile 'C:\DOK\ENK=C4T\DATA\lad.txt' lrecl=3D414;
INFORMAT M2 YYMMDD6.;
input
m1 1-2
pnr $12-21
m2   22-27
m3 28-33
p  34-39
;
run;
 
A preferred (IMHO) alternative is to explicitly use the input formatS on
the INPUT statement :=20
 
data ENK.MYOWN;
         infile 'C:\DOK\ENK=C4T\DATA\lad.txt' lrecl=3D414;
input
   @1  m1  2.
   @12 pnr $10.
   @22 m2  YYMMDD6.
   @28 m3  6.
   @34 p   6.
;
run;
 
HTH
 
Bruce