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Calcite | Level 5

Hi,

I've a problem in reading file like below:

NAME:ANDREW~DOB:12-25-1986

NAME:DECK~DOB:04-04-1956

PLEASE HELP IN READING CORRECTLY

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Scott_Mitchell
Quartz | Level 8

See how this works for you.

DATA WANT;

INFILE DATALINES DLM='~';

INPUT @"NAME:" NAME $

   @"DOB:" DOB;

INFORMAT DOB MMDDYY10.;

FORMAT DOB DATE9.;

DATALINES;

NAME:ANDREW~DOB:12-25-1986

NAME:DECK~DOB:04-04-1956

;

RUN;

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