SAS datalines not reading properly

[eagles_dare13]

When I run:

data test

   INFILE DATALINES DSD;

   INFORMAT varname $32.;

   INPUT varname $ var1;

   DATALINES;

"ALPHA",-3.64693629

"BETA1",-0.584778408

"BETA2",-0.808085584

;

run;

Why do I get 3 blank records as output?

[Haikuo]

cause you missed a semi colon?

data test;

Don't worry, it happened to me millions of time

Haikuo

[eagles_dare13]

Thanks. I changed the example slightly and it still does not work after putting semi colon.

data test;

   INFILE DATALINES  DSD ;

   INFORMAT varname $32.;

   INPUT varname $ var1 var2 var3;

   DATALINES;

"test",,,1

"test",,624.5,1

"test",624.5,741.5,2

;

run;

Does not work as in only some fields are being read...not all.

[Haikuo]

Works for me:

data test;

INFILE DATALINES  DSD ;

INFORMAT varname $32.;

INPUT varname $ var1 var2 var3;

DATALINES;

"test",,,1

"test",,624.5,1

"test",624.5,741.5,2

;

run;

[Bryan · Accepted solution]

Also would want to remove blank lines between DATALINES: and ;, as shown below.

DATALINES;

"ALPHA",-3.64693629

"BETA1",-0.584778408

"BETA2",-0.808085584

;