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Second, if this is what concerns you


------------------------------- DESC=' ' ------------------------------------
 
                            Obs       ITEM                                
 
                             1     642621639                              

The DESC=' ' 
Indicates that the Description is BLANK.  That is there is no description for 
item 642621639

You can use a LABEL statement to change that behavior if you like.

Of in your SAS code you can do a TEST for Description if there is none put one 
in.
  DATA A1;
     INFILE IN1;
      INPUT @1  ITEM 9.
          @10 DESC $25.;
If DESC = ' ' Then Desc = 'No Description' ;

Or you can test for MISSING Vars.


Also, you do not need to state OPTIONS OBS=MAX - that is what will be done if 
you do not specify a count.



Lizette


> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Ron Thomas
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 10:05 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: SAS
> 
> Hello
> 
> 
> I have coded a simple SAS Module, when i printed when the description is 
> comming
> in quotes. Could some one please help me understand why the quotes is comming 
> ?
> 
> 
> OPTIONS OBS=MAX;
> 
> DATA A1;
>     INFILE IN1;
>     INPUT @1  ITEM 9.
>           @10 DESC $25.;
> *DATA A2;
> *    INFILE IN2;
> *    INPUT @1  ITEM 9.
> *          @10 DESC $25.;
> 
> DATA A3;
>    SET A1;
> 
> PROC PRINT DATA=A3;
> TITLE 'ITEM DETAILS -APPEND DATA STEP';
> RUN;
> 
> *PROC APPEND BASE=A1 DATA=A2;
> 
> *PROC PRINT DATA=A1;
> *TITLE 'ITEM DETAILS - APPEND PROC';
> *RUN;
> 
> PROC SORT DATA=A3 OUT=A4;
>   BY DESC;
> RUN;
> 
> PROC PRINT DATA=A4;
> BY DESC;
> TITLE 'ITEM DETAILS - SORTED';
> RUN;
> 
> 
> 642619109NEW BEL SUMMER FOLLY
> 642621639
> 642621839SCHLAFLY PALE ALE
> 645051939CANADA DRY GINGERALE
> 645051969BLUE MOON VARIETY
> 645052399
> 645052569COUNTRYTIME LEMONADE
> 
> ********************************* Top of Data ****************************
>                      ITEM DETAILS -APPEND DATA STEP                  23:41
> 
>                 Obs       ITEM              DESC
> 
>                  1     642619109    NEW BEL SUMMER FOLLY
>                  2     642621639
>                  3     642621839    SCHLAFLY PALE ALE
>                  4     645051939    CANADA DRY GINGERALE
>                  5     645051969    BLUE MOON VARIETY
>                  6     645052399
>                  7     645052569    COUNTRYTIME LEMONADE
>                          ITEM DETAILS - SORTED                       23:41
> 
> ------------------------------- DESC=' ' ------------------------------------
> 
>                             Obs       ITEM
> 
>                              1     642621639
> 
> Thanks
> Ron T
> 

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