Hays,

2 data _null_; 3 x= ' X'; 4 y = 'Y '; 5 put x; 6 put y; 7 put x $char2.; 8 run;

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---------- From: Hays McLean To: schechte; Multiple recipients of list SAS-L Subject: Putting leading spaces Date: Thursday, August 15, 1996 1:34PM

How can I make a put statement put leading spaces in a character variable?

The following is what I get now:

data; x= ' x'; y='y'; put x; put y; run;

output: x y

What I want is: x y

--Hays McLean