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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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