https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-include-in-datalines-in-SAS-data-step/m-p/621593#M182739 <P>Hi All,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have a below requirement. Could anyone help me!!. Thanks.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>data temp;<BR />input name$ details $ dlm='|';<BR />datalines;<BR />name1|sex1;dob1<BR />name2|sex2;dob2<BR />name3|sex3;dob3<BR />.<BR />.<BR />.<BR />so,on<BR />;<BR />run;</P> Sat, 01 Feb 2020 03:35:07 GMT subhani4 2020-02-01T03:35:07Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-include-in-datalines-in-SAS-data-step/m-p/621593#M182739 <P>Hi All,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have a below requirement. Could anyone help me!!. Thanks.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>data temp;<BR />input name$ details $ dlm='|';<BR />datalines;<BR />name1|sex1;dob1<BR />name2|sex2;dob2<BR />name3|sex3;dob3<BR />.<BR />.<BR />.<BR />so,on<BR />;<BR />run;</P> Sat, 01 Feb 2020 03:35:07 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-include-in-datalines-in-SAS-data-step/m-p/621593#M182739 subhani4 2020-02-01T03:35:07Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-include-in-datalines-in-SAS-data-step/m-p/621596#M182740 <P>Use DATALINES4 (aka CARDS4) statement instead. That requires a line with four semicolons to signal the end of the data.</P> <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">data temp; input name$ details $ dlm='|'; datalines4; name1|sex1;dob1 name2|sex2;dob2 name3|sex3;dob3 . . . so,on ;;;;</CODE></PRE> Sat, 01 Feb 2020 05:28:58 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-include-in-datalines-in-SAS-data-step/m-p/621596#M182740 Tom 2020-02-01T05:28:58Z