Date:         Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:06:58 -0500
Reply-To:     Kevin Auslander <kauslander@TERRECRS.COM>
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From:         Kevin Auslander <kauslander@TERRECRS.COM>
Subject:      Re: leading spaces
Comments: To: Ian Whitlock <WHITLOI1@WESTAT.com>
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Thanks,

I'll remember that one.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Whitlock [mailto:WHITLOI1@WESTAT.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:24 PM
To: 'Kevin Auslander'
Subject: RE: leading spaces


Kevin,

data _null_ ;
   input line $char20. ;
   len = length ( line ) ;
   put line $varying. len "<<" ;
cards ;
    abc
;

IanWhitlock@westat.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Auslander [mailto:kauslander@TERRECRS.COM]
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:22 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: leading spaces


Thanks, that did the trick for getting the leading spaces into the SAS
dataset but they are being dropped again when I output to a text file.  My
maximum line length is 2000 but most lines are much less than 2000.

put line;
Drops leading spaces.

put line $char2000.;
Keeps leading spaces but adds trailing spaces.

Is there any way I can keep leading spaces and drop trailing spaces in the
output?

Thanks.

Kevin Auslander
SAS Programmer
TERRE Clinical Research Services, Inc.
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Lobby M
PO BOX 382
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
734-663-9030 ext 236

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-----Original Message-----
From: Robin & Charmaine Templer [mailto:robin.templer@xtra.co.nz]
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:43 PM
To: Kevin Auslander
Subject: Re: leading spaces


use the $CHAR. informat on the input statement.

>
> From: Kevin Auslander <kauslander@TERRECRS.COM>
> Date: 2003/12/05 Fri AM 08:37:27 GMT+13:00
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: leading spaces
>
> I am writing a SAS program to read a text file into a SAS dataset,
> modify some lines in the SAS dataset, and then output back to a text
> file.  It is working fine accept on lines that have leading spaces.
> SAS automatically drops the leading spaces when inputing.  Does anyone
> know how to tell SAS
to
> keep leading spaces.  TIA
>
>
> Kevin Auslander
>
> SAS Programmer
>
> TERRE Clinical Research Services, Inc.
>
> 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Lobby M
>
> PO BOX 382
>
> Ann Arbor, MI 48106
>
> 734-663-9030 ext 236
>
>
>
> This communication may contain information that is legally privileged,
> confidential or exempt from disclosure.  If you are not the intended
> recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution, use or
copying
> of this communication is strictly prohibited.  Anyone who receives
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> telephone
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>