Using @

[Ronein]

Hello

What is the reason and meaning of using @ symbol?

I see that:

date1 is in location1-6 

date2 is i location8-15

date3 is i location17-26

Why do we use @6 @13 @22?

DATA inputdates1;
     INPUT @6 date1 mmddyy6. @13 date2 mmddyy8. @22 date3 mmddyy10.;
	 FORMAT date1 date9. date2 date9. date3 date9.;
	 DATALINES;
     042708 04-27-08 04 27 2008
	 ;
RUN;

[SASKiwi]

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[Kurt_Bremser]

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@Ronein wrote:

Hello

What is the reason and meaning of using @ symbol?

I see that:

date1 is in location1-6 

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Wrong. Position the cursor under the beginning of date1, and the status line of the Enhanced Editor will tell you that you are in column 6.

Datalines ALWAYS start at position 1, not at the indentation deliberately selected by the programmer.

Hint: NEVER indent datalines.