topic HELP! Problem in reading in data in SAS Health and Life Sciences https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/HELP-Problem-in-reading-in-data/m-p/5234#M454 Hi!<BR /> I have a dataset with 256 variables and approximately 6000 records for each, with some missing values, some values are 15 to 18 digit numbers usually below zero ( e.g. 0.02546373829287464) others with smaller length but they are not same for each variable ( varying length). I do not have neither total LRECL nor length, format of each variable. nobody else does is either. I can not read in my data correctly SAS shifts the data to left.<BR /> Please help me with statements that I have to use to change the reading frame.<BR /> <BR /> I am an amateur, please use layman language.<BR /> Thanks, Ramtin Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:52:41 GMT deleted_user 2007-10-26T15:52:41Z HELP! Problem in reading in data https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/HELP-Problem-in-reading-in-data/m-p/5234#M454 Hi!<BR /> I have a dataset with 256 variables and approximately 6000 records for each, with some missing values, some values are 15 to 18 digit numbers usually below zero ( e.g. 0.02546373829287464) others with smaller length but they are not same for each variable ( varying length). I do not have neither total LRECL nor length, format of each variable. nobody else does is either. I can not read in my data correctly SAS shifts the data to left.<BR /> Please help me with statements that I have to use to change the reading frame.<BR /> <BR /> I am an amateur, please use layman language.<BR /> Thanks, Ramtin Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:52:41 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/HELP-Problem-in-reading-in-data/m-p/5234#M454 deleted_user 2007-10-26T15:52:41Z Re: HELP! Problem in reading in data https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/HELP-Problem-in-reading-in-data/m-p/5235#M455 Hi:<BR /> Your best bet for help with this question is to contact Tech Support. See the posting in the EG forum that refers you to the Tech Support site.<BR /> <BR /> cynthia Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:28:11 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/HELP-Problem-in-reading-in-data/m-p/5235#M455 Cynthia_sas 2007-10-26T17:28:11Z