Date:         Thu, 9 Nov 2006 16:07:57 -0600
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From:         SAS_learner <proccontents@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: About SAS view
Comments: To: Mindy <master2005_sas@yahoo.com>
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Hello Mindy,

Specify the length of the variables so play with the length statment in
dataset and you should see both the results are same.

thanks


On 11/9/06, Mindy <master2005_sas@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks guys answering my question of "How SAS read in raw data"
> yesterday.
> There is a related question of looking at data in SAS View. Following
> is program and  copy of the data is SAS view. My question is after we
> choose formatted view in SAS view, the first observation should be
> -14.0 as  by using proc print in sas edit, while in SAS view is
> -14.0183. Thanks.
> data try2;
> input a;
> format a 8.1;
> cards;
> -14.018338
> 2.176058
> ; run;
> libname trysave 'c:\temp';
> data trysave.try2;
> set try2;
> run;
>
> IN SAS View
> (1)Unformatted view
> a
> -14.018338
> 2.176058
>
> (2)Formatted view
> a
> -14.0183
> 2.176058.
>
> Thanks,
> Mindy
>