https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Difference-b-w-Cards-and-Datalines/m-p/566116#M11309 <P>No. No difference. As you can see from the <A href="https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=lestmtsref&amp;docsetTarget=p0114gachtut3nn1and4ap8ke9nf.htm&amp;docsetVersion=3.1&amp;locale=en" target="_self">Datalines Documentation</A>, the Cards Statement is an alias of it.</P> Fri, 14 Jun 2019 06:11:38 GMT PeterClemmensen 2019-06-14T06:11:38Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Difference-b-w-Cards-and-Datalines/m-p/566115#M11308 we can use both cards and datalines keywords to assign values to variable declared by input key word. They both provide same output. I just want to know is there any difference b/w these two ? or apart from this they have some other usage as well. Fri, 14 Jun 2019 06:03:05 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Difference-b-w-Cards-and-Datalines/m-p/566115#M11308 Kamal5522 2019-06-14T06:03:05Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Difference-b-w-Cards-and-Datalines/m-p/566116#M11309 <P>No. No difference. As you can see from the <A href="https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=lestmtsref&amp;docsetTarget=p0114gachtut3nn1and4ap8ke9nf.htm&amp;docsetVersion=3.1&amp;locale=en" target="_self">Datalines Documentation</A>, the Cards Statement is an alias of it.</P> Fri, 14 Jun 2019 06:11:38 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Difference-b-w-Cards-and-Datalines/m-p/566116#M11309 PeterClemmensen 2019-06-14T06:11:38Z