Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1998 02:27:17 GMT
Reply-To:     kurt_beckman@earthlink.net
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Kurt Beckman <kurt_beckman@EARTHLINK.NET>
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Subject:      Re: decimal informat mystery
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   Date: Wed Apr 15, 1998 1925 PDT
Subject: decimal informat mystery
Summary: Like This?
   From: Kurt Beckman (kurt_beckman@earthlink.net)
     To: rturner@SCOTEQ.co.uk
 
Dear rturner@SCOTEQ.co.uk:
 
On Wed, 15 Apr 1998 12:02:31 -0600,
in <6h2p76$48l$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>
you wrote:
 
>Does anyone know if there is an informat to read 12345 from a flat file into
>SAS as 123.45...
snippy-snip...
 
9     data _null_ ;
10      infile datalines ;
11      input numvar 5.2 ;
12      list ;
13      put numvar= ;
14      datalines ;
 
NUMVAR=123.45
RULE:----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----
+----8----+----9-
15   12345
NOTE: The DATA statement used 0.05 seconds.
 
 
16    ;;
17    run ;
 
I hope this information will be of some help to you.  If
there are any questions please do not hesitate to contact
me at the numbers listed below.
 
Sincerely
 
Kurt D. Beckman
SAS Consultant
553 N. Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite B288
Redondo Beach, California 90277
Voice: 310-318-5291
Fax: 310-318-6220
Cellular: 310-486-4447
E-Mail: kurt_beckman@earthlink.net
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