Date:         Thu, 23 Oct 2003 14:57:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Paul <reganmian@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Paul <reganmian@YAHOO.COM>
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Subject:      input information prob
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Hi

tried to input information and get the string:
input @':25:' var :$35.;
final_results = scan( var, 1, '..:');

but number of the obs/records in the output disappeared, that means
lots information filtered out
(for testing, I use f :25: it returns the records number)

but is there any possibilities that after using the input function,
the obs numbers decreased ? why?

Thanks for the help

Paul

attached my previous related question for the ref
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Having data obs fragment:

2001-12-16-22.01.25.476911..{1:F01CIBCCATTBTOR5592226612}{2:O9500122031022CRESCHZZE80A31895727230220162301N}{3:{108:16622200}}{4:..:20:BH
031016/2677..:25:0225-0956222-93-000..:28C:199/00221..:60F:C022016CHF949702,06..:61:0310122016D51,55NC


2001-12-16-22.01.22.242290..{1:F01TDOMCATTBTOR5597226613}{2:O9500026221017MIDLGB22CXXX87904590270310162301N}{3:{108:292200769}}{4:..:20:STMMDL035220XXXE..:25:36225622..:28C:01997/00002..:60M:D022226GBP12300,06..:61:0320221016D220,NCHK102212



Can anybody let me know how to get input for the tag :25: numbers ---
0225-0956222-93-000 or 36225622,

I tried to use input @':25:' var :$35  to get the number follow the
tag 25
but it gets too much useless information?

Thank you very much for the help

Paul