Date:         Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:47:31 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      tip: proc FORMAT null ne space
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I am doing R&D and dumping a format library to a data set
While reviewing the output data set I came across this weirdness:

proc FORMAT library = WORK
            cntlout = FORMATS;
value $TEST ''  = 'NULL'
            ' ' = 'SPACE';
proc PRINT;
run;

obs FmtName Start     End       Label
--- ------- -----     ---       -----
595 TEST                        SPACE
596 TEST    '         '         NULL

NULL equals sQuote?!
not what I expected.

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov
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