Date:         Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:26:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Nathaniel.Wooding@DOM.COM
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From:         Nat Wooding <Nathaniel.Wooding@DOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cards
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Ash

The following is essentially what Roland has already posted but with
explanations added which explain why the additions were needed.

data ref_produit;
        infile cards missover;** missover is needed if you have records
shorter than
             100 which is the combined lengths that you are trying to read;
            INPUT CODE $2.  LIBELLE & $100. ; * the ampersand (&) is needed
since you have embedded
                                              * blanks in your data;
CARDS;
AA Capital Décès/PTIA CNP Conjoint 9536Q
AB Capital Décès/PTIA CNP MP 9536Q
AC Garanties Prévoyance
AD Garanties Santés
AE Garantie Accueil
AF Allocation Frais d'obsèques
AG Garantie Bien-être
AH Garantie Confort
AI Capital Décès PTIA CNP MP
AJ Capital Décès IPA Statutaire
AK Capital Décès IPA Statutaire (a)
AL Capital Décès PTIA CNP MP (a)
run;


* you may have simply not copied it when you posted your code but at the
end of your data, you
* need either
1) a semicolon. 4 semicolons are needed if there are semicolons in your
data
2) run followed by a semicolon
3) a data step
4) a proc step
One of these is needed in order to close and run your data step that reads
the cards;

Nat Wooding
Environmental Specialist III
Dominion, Environmental Biology
4111 Castlewood Rd
Richmond, VA 23234
Phone:804-271-5313, Fax: 804-271-2977



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Hello,

Why my programm doesn't work ?

Thanks.

Ash007.

data ref_produit;
        INPUT CODE $2. LIBELLE $100.; CARDS;
AA Capital Décès/PTIA CNP Conjoint 9536Q
AB Capital Décès/PTIA CNP MP 9536Q
AC Garanties Prévoyance
AD Garanties Santés
AE Garantie Accueil
AF Allocation Frais d'obsèques
AG Garantie Bien-être
AH Garantie Confort
AI Capital Décès PTIA CNP MP
AJ Capital Décès IPA Statutaire
AK Capital Décès IPA Statutaire (a)
AL Capital Décès PTIA CNP MP (a)


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