HERMANS1 <HERMANS1@WESTAT.COM> writes >How can one input variable values from a ASCII file when it has line feeds (MS >CR/LF Hex 0D0A) embedded within fields? We are trying to install a process that >will work within MS Windows 95. TIA Sig

$CHARw. will accept any binary value including '0D0A'x.

However, it would not see a cr/lf if those have already been used as the line-ending signal - default behaviour on windows platforms.

To overcome that problem there only two ways that I know 1 requires fixed record lengths -On the infile statement set RECFM=F and LRECL to the relevant value 2 requires you to read all columns, and performs slowly (unbuffered, I think) -On the infile statement set RECFM=U and LRECL to a large value. the file is treated as one large blob (binary large object ?)

good luck -- Peter Crawford (_knowledge_ is a poor substitute for *real* experience, but they make a great team)