Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS 9.4

Mixing Styles of Input

An Example of Mixed Input

When you begin an INPUT statement in a particular style (list, column, or formatted), you are not restricted to using that style alone. You can mix input styles in a single INPUT statement as long as you mix them in a way that appropriately describes the raw data records. For example, this DATA step uses all three input styles:

data club1;
   input IdNumber 1 
         Name $18. 2
         Team $ 25-30 3
         StartWeight EndWeight;

   datalines;1
1023 David Shaw         red    189 165
1049 Amelia Serrano     yellow 145 124
1219 Alan Nance         red    210 192
1246 Ravi Sinha         yellow 194 177
1078 Ashley McKnight    red    127 118
1221 Jim Brown          yellow 220   .
;

proc print data=club1;
   title 'Weight Club Members';
run;

The following list corresponds to the ...