Date:         Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:10:00 +0000
Reply-To:     Puddin' Man <pudding_man@POSTMARK.NET>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Puddin' Man <pudding_man@POSTMARK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Reading VBM file in MVS environment
Comments: To: Harmeet <hkalra@WEBGABLE.COM>
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It is possible that you could get some mileage from
a code structure resembling:

data _null_;
  infile in ...;
   input;
  file out DCB=IN;
   ...
   put _infile_;
  run;

The DCB's from the input file will be used for the
output file (don't specify them in JCL or in a
FILENAME statement).

This is, of course, untested.

 Hope it hep's,
  Puddin'

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Harmeet wrote:

> I need to read an AFP VBM file in SAS, make some modifications to one
> of the record and then put the same in a new VBM file. Length of one
> record is 2150. When I just input and then put _INFILE_ ; in the new
> file this record is split in to multiple lines. Is there a way to read
> variable records and then output in the same format?
>
> Your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks ........Harmeet