Date:         Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:29:25 +0200
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From:         Robert Bardos <bardos2@ANSYS.CH>
Subject:      Re: Data step - skip shorter record ?
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> Von: newbie
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 16. August 2007 23:58
>
> So, can i, in some way, get the record length and the delete that
> record if it is below 25536 ? all the *good* records are of the same
> length.
> something like,
> input.... @;
> if record_length < 25536 then delete;
>
> Thanks
>

Yep, you can. Look up the LENGTH= option of the infile statement.

You will wind up with something like

  infile ...  length=record_length ... ;
  input @ ;
  if record_length < 25536 then delete ;
  input ... ;

Note the very simple form of the first input statement.

Robert