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Jagadeesh2907
Obsidian | Level 7

I have a input text file which has data in the below format: 

0|FILE|ENV|p1|p2

1|CARD|PROD|GER|SW
1|CARD|DEV|GER|SW
1|CARD|PROD|GER|VP
9||22/10/2018|3

 

The record with 0 is header, 1 is the information and 9 is footer. I used the below code to read this file but it does not read the data correctly. I need to read the trailer for the information and use them but can drop header and trailer variables at the end. Could you please help: 

DATA TEST;
INFILE File1 DLM="|" DSD ;

INPUT @1 RECORD_TYPE 1.;

IF RECORD_TYPE = 0 THEN DO;
CNT_HDR +1;
OUTPUT;
END;

ELSE IF RECORD_TYPE=9 THEN DO;
INPUT PROCESS_NAME :$4.
LOAD_DATE :DATE9.
NUMBER_OF_RECORDS :1.;

CNT_TLR+1;
OUTPUT;

END;

ELSE DO;
INPUT @2 SYSTEM :$4.
ENVIRONMENT :$4.
PORTFOLIO :$3.
SUBPORTFOLIO :$2.
TOT_CNT+1;
OUTPUT;
END;

RUN;

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Accepted Solutions
Kurt_Bremser
Super User
  • you don't need to shout at us or the SAS interpreter
  • post code in a code posting window, or it gets mangled
  • use indentation to create easily readable code
  • use a row hold (@) after reading the record type
  • no informats needed for simple numbers
  • no positions needed when reading delimited files
  • instead of "if-then-else if" use a select() block
  • use the proper date informat on input
  • assign a proper date format for readability
data test;
infile cards dlm="|" dsd;
input record_type @;
select (record_type);
  when (0)do; 
    cnt_hdr + 1;
    output;
  end;
  when (9) do;
    input
      process_name :$4.
      load_date :ddmmyy10.
      number_of_records
    ;
    cnt_tlr + 1;
    output;
  end;
  otherwise do;
    input
      system :$4.
      environment :$4.
      portfolio :$3.
      subportfolio :$2.
    ;
    tot_cnt + 1;
    output;
  end;
end;
format load_date ddmmyy10.;
cards;
0|FILE|ENV|p1|p2
1|CARD|PROD|GER|SW
1|CARD|DEV|GER|SW
1|CARD|PROD|GER|VP
9||22/10/2018|3
;
run;

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Just read in the file as a pipe delimited file, then you will have a variable where you can do conditional logic to see if its 0 or 9?  I can't actually read that code as its all in upper case, doesn't use a code window (its the {i} above post area), and has smileys in it and such like.

Kurt_Bremser
Super User
  • you don't need to shout at us or the SAS interpreter
  • post code in a code posting window, or it gets mangled
  • use indentation to create easily readable code
  • use a row hold (@) after reading the record type
  • no informats needed for simple numbers
  • no positions needed when reading delimited files
  • instead of "if-then-else if" use a select() block
  • use the proper date informat on input
  • assign a proper date format for readability
data test;
infile cards dlm="|" dsd;
input record_type @;
select (record_type);
  when (0)do; 
    cnt_hdr + 1;
    output;
  end;
  when (9) do;
    input
      process_name :$4.
      load_date :ddmmyy10.
      number_of_records
    ;
    cnt_tlr + 1;
    output;
  end;
  otherwise do;
    input
      system :$4.
      environment :$4.
      portfolio :$3.
      subportfolio :$2.
    ;
    tot_cnt + 1;
    output;
  end;
end;
format load_date ddmmyy10.;
cards;
0|FILE|ENV|p1|p2
1|CARD|PROD|GER|SW
1|CARD|DEV|GER|SW
1|CARD|PROD|GER|VP
9||22/10/2018|3
;
run;

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