Date:         Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:08:02 +0000
Reply-To:     kmself@ix.netcom.com
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From:         "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Organization: Self Analysis
Subject:      Re: What does @; mean is sas script
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milligan7601@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
> Simple question, what does @; mean is sas script?
 
It depends.  It would help if you posted the context.
 
'@' is usually a column pointer in an input statement.  It indicates a
column position at which data are to be read from a raw (non-SAS)
dataset.  It can also be used in output.  Typical example:
 
data foo;
    infile cards;
    input @1 x @4y @8 z;
    cards;
12 4567 890
;
 
....results in X=12, Y=4567, Z=890.
 
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