Date:         Wed, 12 Feb 1997 14:05:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Jay Jaffe <Jay.Jaffe@NCAL.KAIPERM.ORG>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Jay Jaffe <Jay.Jaffe@NCAL.KAIPERM.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Delimiter File Write

Robert Schechter <robert_schechter@MERCK.COM> writes:
 
>  I'm currently creating a flat file within
>  a DATA _NULL_ SAS6.08 IBM/MVS PUT statements. My customer would like the
>  "same file, only comma delimited". I'd rather not add "," between each
>  variable as I'm sure they'll keep changing their minds.  Any
>  suggestions?
 
Absent a SORELY-NEEDED option on the FILE statement, you can do for instance:
 
data _null_;
  a=1; b=2; c='See'; d='Dee'; e=3;
  put '     All List-style : '  a (b--e) (+(-1) ',');
  put '     or, re-ordered : '  b (c e a d) (+(-1) ',');
  put 'Some same-formatted : '  a (c d) (+(-1) ',') +(-1) (b e) (',' z2.);
run;
 
     All List-style : 1,2,See,Dee,3
     or, re-ordered : 2,See,3,1,Dee
Some same-formatted : 1,See,Dee,02,03
 
 
Have fun,   - j