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Date:   Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:51:04 -0400
Reply-To:   Kevin Roland Viel <kviel@EMORY.EDU>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   Kevin Roland Viel <kviel@EMORY.EDU>
Subject:   Re: infile data with semicolon delimiter
In-Reply-To:   <4fqoruF1k170jU1@individual.net>
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On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, mom wrote:

> how might I read in a file that looks like this (sas pseudocode included) > > data a; informat type $; infile cards DLM=";"; ^ DSD (?)

> cards;

cards4 ; datalines4 ;

> ford taurus ; mustang GTO; whatever v whatever; data wraps around like > this; some more data; short data; very long data line here; > ;;;

;;;;

> > run; > > expected result > list of type > > ford taurus > mustang GTO > whatever v whatever > data wraps around like this > some more data > short data > very long data line here >

Kevin Viel Department of Epidemiology Rollins School of Public Health Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322


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