Date:         Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:59:15 +0800
Reply-To:     KUMAR Arun <KUMARA@ESSILOR.COM.SG>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         KUMAR Arun <KUMARA@ESSILOR.COM.SG>
Subject:      Re: Adding Header/Footers to raw data file.
Comments: To: mark b <mark.barlow@FINSERVICES.CO.UK>
Content-Type: text/plain

Hi Mark,

See if this helps:

data _null_;
  file "j:\sales&date.dat" lrecl=60;
set sales end=end;
        if _n_=1 then put 'your header';
  put
  record_type           $1
  batch_header_number   $2-9
  policy_number         $10-18
  title_desc            $19-26
  initials              $27-30
  surname               $31-60
;
if end then put 'your footer';
run;

Regards
Arun


-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of mark b
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:02 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Adding Header/Footers to raw data file.


I have successfully created a .dat file using the below code.

data _null_;
  file "j:\sales&date.dat" lrecl=60;
  set sales;
  put
  record_type           $1
  batch_header_number   $2-9
  policy_number         $10-18
  title_desc            $19-26
  initials              $27-30
  surname               $31-60
;
run;

Is it possible to add a header and footer in the file being created?

Thanks

Mark