Date:         Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:00:56 GMT
Reply-To:     Arlin Collins <arlin@METRONET.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Arlin Collins <arlin@METRONET.COM>
Organization: Texas Metronet, Inc  (login info (214/488-2590 - 817/571-0400))
Subject:      Re: binary data files

Erik Engstrom (eman@minn.net) wrote:
: Is there a SAS utility that will allow SAS to read custom binary files?
:       In our binary files each record is 7 bytes long and contains the
 
:                       second          6 bits values range from 0 to 59
:                       minute          6 bits values range from 0 to 59
:                       month           4 bits values range from 1 to 12
:                       hour            5 bits values range from 0 to 23
:                       day             5 bits values range from 1 to 31
:                       year            6 bits values range from 0 to 63
:                       volume          8 bits values range from 0 to 255
:                       occupancy       8 bits values range from 0 to 100
:                       status          4 bits values range from -4 to +3
:                       flag            4 bits values range from -4 to +3
 
: It sure would be nice to get this into a SAS data set somehow any ideas?
 
 
      use the    BITSw.d
      as your  informat
 
         Arlin