I have a variable named 'statadq' with a length, say, 250. statadq has information that looks like this: aa1a63101 8975555520120405 . st. 99 Is there a way in SAS Unix Windows Editor to determine the position (column) of each character or number? From my naked eye and knowledge of the data, I can tell that 63101 is a zipcode and there is the last 8 digits are a date. Seeking your help, Art.