Input Style
|
What It Reads
|
---|---|
Column
|
standard data values
in fixed fields
|
Formatted
|
standard and nonstandard
data values in fixed fields
|
List
|
data values that are
not arranged in fixed fields, but are separated by blanks or other
delimiters
|
Field Description
|
Starting Column
|
Field Width
|
Data Type
|
Input Style
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Social Security Number
|
1
|
11
|
character
|
column
|
Date of Hire
|
13
|
7
|
date
|
formatted
|
Annual Salary
|
21
|
6
|
numeric
|
formatted
|
Department
|
28
|
5 to 9
|
character
|
list
|
Phone Extension
|
??
|
4
|
character
|
list
|
data sasuser.mixedstyles; infile rawdata; input SSN $ 1-11 @13 HireDate date7. @21 Salary comma6. Department : $9. Phone $; run; proc print data=sasuser.mixedstyles; run;