Put _infile_ Statement

[Saket_90]

Hi All,

I am new to SAS and trying to understand what does Put _infile_ Statement means?

Also If someone can help to understand what does input; means? As we have not declared any variable.

data _null_;  

infile XYZ; 

input ;  

put _infile_;

run;

Warm Regards,

Saket

[Reeza · Accepted solution]

Input tells SAS to read a line from the file.

_infile_ is the automatic variable that contains the input - usually the entire line but you can run into issues if the line is longer than expected. 

See the documentation of PUT with the variable _infile_.

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lestmtsref/63323/HTML/default/viewer.htm#n1spe7nmkmi7ywn...

_INFILE_
writes the last input data record that is read either from the current input file or from the data lines that follow a DATELINES statement.
Tips:_INFILE_ is an automatic variable that references the current INPUT buffer. You can use this automatic variable in other SAS statements.
If the most recent INPUT statement uses line-pointer controls to read multiple input data records, PUT _INFILE_ writes only the record that the input pointer is positioned on.
Example:This PUT statement writes all the values of the first input data record:
input #3 score #1 name $ 6-23;
put _infile_;
Example:Writing the Current Input Record to the Log
_ALL_
writes the values of all variables, which includes automatic variables, that are defined in the current DATA step by using named output.
See:Named Output