https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/input/m-p/399417#M96735 <P>How about engaging your own brain, for a change?</P> <P>The answer is THAT simple.</P> Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:21:28 GMT Kurt_Bremser 2017-09-28T07:21:28Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/input/m-p/399415#M96734 <P>Given the contents of the raw data file TYPECOLOR.DAT:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Untitled.png" style="width: 422px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15475i45DD8EABB83E93CC/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Untitled.png" alt="Untitled.png" /></span></P><P>Why is the Ans is&nbsp;<STRONG>Type=daisy, Color=&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</STRONG></P><P>Please help, thanks!</P> Thu, 28 Sep 2017 06:49:51 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/input/m-p/399415#M96734 pchen002 2017-09-28T06:49:51Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/input/m-p/399417#M96735 <P>How about engaging your own brain, for a change?</P> <P>The answer is THAT simple.</P> Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:21:28 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/input/m-p/399417#M96735 Kurt_Bremser 2017-09-28T07:21:28Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/input/m-p/399421#M96737 <P>you need a delimiter a space maybe to read two words .. or use column input instead of presetting the lenghts for the variables something like</P><P>data flowers;</P><P>infile filename;</P><P>input flower $ 1-5&nbsp; color $ 7-12;</P><P>run;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:34:48 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/input/m-p/399421#M96737 ali_jooan 2017-09-28T07:34:48Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/input/m-p/399442#M96748 I see, Thanks!!! Thu, 28 Sep 2017 09:49:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/input/m-p/399442#M96748 pchen002 2017-09-28T09:49:10Z