Date:         Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:33:44 -0400
Reply-To:     "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>" <nospam@HOWLES.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>" <nospam@HOWLES.COM>
Subject:      Re: How to find the current location in the file

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:26:36 -0700, harmeet.kalra@GMAIL.COM wrote:

>I am reading a flat file and reading multiple fields and would like to
>know the column location my cursor is on after reading 10 vars ..
>
>
> _READSTM:
>
>  INPUT
>           @1 RPTTYPE   $CHAR1.
>              LAYOUT        $CHAR1.
>              RESERVED  $CHAR1.
>              REQTTYPE  $CHAR1.
>              ITEMTYPE   $CHAR2.
>              ACCTTYPE  $CHAR3.
>              REFNO        $CHAR23.
>              REQTINFO   $CHAR8.
>              STMTCNT     IB2.
>              LINECNT       IB4.@;
>
>       LOC = ???
>
>I can hardcode 46 but is there a function or way to determine the
>location of cursor (@) in the file?

Investigate the COLUMN= option of the INFILE statement.

>
>
>Thanks for your help ..........Harmeet