Date:         Mon, 18 May 1998 14:26:14 EDT
Reply-To:     F J Kelley <JKELLEY@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
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From:         F J Kelley <JKELLEY@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: VM to AIX conversion
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I am assuming this is about raw data files being sent (via ftp?)
from the VM to the AIX box.  Are the lines being cut at 80 (and having
a <cr> inserted) or being wrapped at 80 (which only affects how
they are displayed)?  If the former, then there is a problem with
your transfer method, if the latter, then your SAS programs should
be ok (but be aware that now all lines are 'variable length' and you
will have a number of _odd_ problems with less-than-full lines).
You can modify the program to use varying-length formats (especially
for the variables at the end of the line), or you can modify the INFILE
to blank-pad up to some length, or you can out-and-out cheat and write
a program that will write something in a column location that is safely
beyond the end of the data on each line.  Transferring SAS portable files
should not be a problem, though remember they are binary and you don't
want the system to perform ebcdic-to-ascii xlation.  -- Joe
 
>
>        We are currently migrating from a VM based SAS system to an AIX
>RS/6000 based.  The
>        raw data sets being moved from VM being truncated and  wrapped at 80
>columns.
>
>        This sort of causes havoc on all our (I am sure that there will be
>many)  ancient programs
>        that address columns over 80 during INPUT statements. Are  there any
>suggestions on
>        how this problem may be solved using SAS or does  this problem require
>a solution
>        external to the SAS program itself?
>