Reading Multiple Records Sequentially

The Forward Slash (/) Line Pointer Control

Use the forward slash (/) line pointer control to read multiple records sequentially. The / advances the input pointer to the next record. The / line pointer control moves the input pointer forward only. Note that it must be specified after the instructions for reading the values in the current record.
The single INPUT statement below reads the values for Lname and Fname in the first record, followed by the values for Department and JobCode in the second record. Then the value for Salary is read in the third record. 
input Lname $ 1-8 Fname $ 10-15 / 
      Department $ 1-12 JobCode $ 15-19 /  
      Salary comma10.;
Figure 20.2 Multiple Records Comprising Each Observation ...

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