Chapter Summary
Text Summary
Review of Column Input
When data is arranged in columns
or fixed fields, you can use column input to read them. With column
input, the beginning and ending column are specified for each
field. Character variables are identified by a dollar ($)
sign.
Column input has several
features.
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Fields can be read in any order.
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It can be used to read character variables that contain embedded blanks.
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No placeholder is required for missing data. A blank field is read as missing and does not cause other fields to be read incorrectly.
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Fields or parts of fields can be re-read.
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Fields do not have to be separated by blanks or other delimiters
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It can be used to read standard character and numeric data.
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